Table 4.

Bivariate associations between variables assessed at the continuous level and testing HPV positive (N = 86).

Variable	Mean of those HPV +	Mean of those HPV −	t-Valuea	PRDb	P-value
Age	43.9 years	47.4 years	1.66	7.38	0.10
Fatalismc	13.0	9.05	2.80	43.64	0.006⁎
Trust in doctorsd	12.7	17.1	3.64	25.73	0.001⁎

^aEach independent groups t-test had 84 degrees of freedom.

^bPercent relative difference.

^cAssessed with a 6-item scale with scores ranging from 0 (no fatalism) to 24 (high fatalism).

^dAssessed with a 5-item scale with scores ranging from 1 (no trust) to 25 (complete trust).

^⁎Significant at the exploratory level of 0.15.