Table III.
Characteristics of participants who did and did not complete the 6-month assessment, comparisons between low and high health literacy (HL) participants, and intervention participant rates
| Total (N = 155) | Completed the 6-month assessment (N = 105) | Did not complete the 6-month assessment (N = 50) | P valuea | Low HL (N = 37) | High HL (N = 68) | P valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) mean (SD) | 41 (13.5) | 43.3 (12.8) | 37.5 (14.1) | 0.01 | 45.3 (14.2) | 42.2 (11.9) | 0.24 |
| Female n (%) | 126 (81.3) | 87 (69) | 39 (78) | 0.51 | 28 (72.7) | 59 (86.8) | 0.18 |
| Caucasian n (%) | 143 (92.3) | 94 (89.5) | 49 (98.0) | 0.11 | 33 (89.2) | 66 (97.1) | 0.18 |
| Education level, ≤high school n (%) | 45 (29) | 27 (25.7) | 18 (36.0) | 0.26 | 24 (66.7) | 12 (17.6) | 0.00 |
| Annual income n (%) | 0.13 | 0.02 | |||||
| <$10 000 | 45 (29.0) | 32 (30.5) | 13 (26.0) | 17 (45.9) | 15 (22.1) | ||
| $10 000–$24 999 | 63 (40.6) | 37 (35.2) | 26 (52.0) | 13 (35.1) | 24 (35.3) | ||
| >$25 000 | 47 (30.3) | 36 (34.3) | 11 (22.0) | 7 (18.9) | 29 (42.6) | ||
| Employment status n (%) | 0.39 | 0.01 | |||||
| Full or part time | 47 (30.3) | 35 (33.3) | 12 (24.0) | 10 (27.0) | 25 (36.8) | ||
| Unemployed | 32 (20.6) | 19 (18.1) | 13 (26.0) | 15 (40.5) | 9 (13.2) | ||
| Other | 76 (49.0) | 51 (48.6) | 25 (50.0) | 12 (32.4) | 34 (50.0) | ||
| Has health insurance n (%) | 95 (61.3) | 67 (63) | 28 (56) | 0.38 | 26 (70.3) | 46 (67.6) | 0.83 |
| Participation mean (SD) | |||||||
| Classes attended (of 3 total) | 2.05 (1.16) | 2.58 (.78) | .92 (1.01) | 0.00 | 2.76 (.60) | 2.49 (.86) | 0.06 |
| Teach back call (of 1 total) | 0.67 (.47) | 0.83 (.38) | .34 (.48) | 0.00 | .86 (.35) | .81 (.40) | 0.47 |
| IVR calls completed (of 11 total) | 5.88 (4.44) | 7.92 (3.55) | 1.60 (2.78) | 0.00 | 8.22 (3.20) | 7.76 (3.74) | 0.54 |
aP values for either Independent t test or χ2 test to determine if differences exist between groups.