Table 1. Comparison of participant characteristics in standard v. enhanced disclosure armsa.
| Standard (n = 129)b | Enhanced (n = 149)b | t | χ2 | d.f. | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years: mean (s.d.) | 42.3 (13.3) | 41.0 (13.0) | 0.82 | 276 | 0.41 | |
| Beck Depression Inventory Total, mean (s.d.) | 21.4 (11.5) | 20.5 (11.5) | 0.63 | 276 | 0.53 | |
| Happiness, mean (s.d.) | 4.1 (2.4) | 4.3 (2.5) | 0.61 | 268 | 0.55 | |
| Gender (% female), n (%) | 100 (77.5) | 112 (75.2) | 0.21 | 1 | 0.65 | |
| Race (% identifying), n (%) | 1.51 | 2 | 0.47 | |||
| White | 110 (85.3) | 132 (89.2) | ||||
| Black | 6 (4.7) | 7 (4.7) | ||||
| Other | 13 (10.1) | 9 (6.1) | ||||
| Hispanic | 5 (4.0) | 8 (5.4) | 0.31 | 1 | 0.58 | |
| Education, n (%) | 0.61 | 3 | 0.89 | |||
| No college | 15 (11.6) | 17 (11.4) | ||||
| Some college | 34 (26.4) | 45 (30.2) | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree | 35 (27.1) | 36 (24.2) | ||||
| Graduate degree | 45 (34.9) | 51 (34.2) | ||||
a
T-tests were used to compare means. Chi-square tests were used for proportions. All tests were two-sided.
b
The total n does not amount to 278 due to missing data in the following analyses: For “happiness”, 8 values are missing (5 in the standard arm and 3 in the enhanced arm); for “race”, 1 is missing in the enhanced arm; for “Hispanic”, 4 are missing (3 in standard and 1 in enhanced).