TABLE 1.
Characteristics of study sample at baseline, stratified by study arm
| Study arm |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | All patients (n = 744) | Enhanced-care (n = 210) | Education-alone (n = 224) | Nurse-support (n = 310) | P |
| Mean age, y (SD) | 58.4 (7.3) | 57.8 (7.6) | 57.7 (6.2) | 59.3 (7.7) | .29 |
| Age category, y | |||||
| 50-59 | 475 (64) | 143 (68) | 146 (65) | 186 (60) | .006 |
| 60-69 | 203 (27) | 50 (25) | 65 (29) | 88 (28) | |
| 70+ | 66 (9) | 17 (8) | 13 (6) | 36 (12) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||||
| <High school | 228 (31) | 72 (34) | 66 (29) | 90 (29) | .27 |
| High school grad | 340 (46) | 84 (40) | 113 (50) | 143 (46) | |
| Some college | 132 (18) | 41 (20) | 35 (16) | 556 (18) | |
| College graduate | 44 (6) | 13 (6) | 10 (4) | 21 (7) | |
| Race, n (%) | |||||
| Black | 495 (67) | 145 (69) | 94 (42) | 256 (83) | <.0001 |
| White/Hispanic | 249 (33) | 65 (31) | 130 (58) | 54 (17) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||
| Single | 206 (28) | 47 (22) | 47 (21) | 112 (36) | .009 |
| Married | 235 (32) | 66 (31) | 102 (46) | 67 (22) | |
| Separated | 50 (7) | 15 (7) | 12 (5) | 23 (7) | |
| Divorced | 128 (17) | 38 (18) | 34 (15) | 56 (18) | |
| Widowed | 125 (17) | 44 (21) | 29 (13) | 52 (17) | |
| Literacy level, n (%) | |||||
| Limited, <9th grade | 355 (48) | 123 (59) | 61 (27) | 171 (55) | .0005 |
| Adequate, ≥9th grade | 389 (52) | 87 (41) | 163 (73) | 139 (45) | |
| Health related, n (%) | |||||
| Seen doctor in past 12 mo. | 676 (91) | 191 (91) | 207 (92) | 278 (90) | .19 |
| Prior mammogram, FOBT recommendationa | 217 (33) | 57 (29.5) | 57 (25.5) | 103 (43.3) | <.0001 |
| Prior mammogram, FOBTa | 160 (24) | 39 (20.2) | 23 (10.3) | 98 (41.2) | .003 |
| Want to know if have breast or colon cancera | 577 (88) | 166 (86) | 201 (90) | 210 (88) | .72 |
a
n = 655