Table 2.
Poor HL (n = 63) |
Adequate HL (n = 137) |
P value | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 58 ± 16 | 49 ± 15 | 0.0004 |
Gender | |||
Male | 31(49%) | 79(58%) | 0.29 |
Female | 32 (51%) | 58 (42%) | |
Race | |||
Caucasian | 32 (51%) | 105 (77%) | 0.001 |
Non- Caucasian | 31(49%) | 32 (23%) | |
Education | |||
High school or less | 28 (44%) | 16 (12%) | < 0.001 |
College/Graduate | 35 (56%) | 121(88%) | |
Yearly Income | |||
≤50,000 | 20(32%) | 19 (14%) | 0.004 |
> 50,000 | 43(68%) | 118 (86%) | |
ASA Class | |||
I/II | 48(76%) | 118(86%) | 0.11 |
III/IV | 15(24%) | 19(14%) |
ASA American Society of Anesthesiology Physical Classification
HL Health Literacy