Table 3.
Tolerance time at LAST interview by patients’ characteristics (n = 167)a
| Variable | Category | Tolerance time at LAST interview (n = 167)a | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No time period(n = 23) n (%) |
Months(n = 84) n (%) |
Years(n = 60) n (%) |
|||
| Age group (years) | ≤ 60 years | 5 (21.7) | 16 (19.0) | 17 (28.3) | 0.5219 |
| 61–70 years | 7 (30.4) | 33 (39.3) | 24 (40.0) | ||
| > 70 years | 11 (47.8) | 35 (41.7) | 19 (31.7) | ||
| Gender | Male | 14 (60.9) | 53 (63.1) | 30 (50.0) | 0.2794 |
| Female | 9 (39.1) | 31 (36.9) | 30 (50.0) | ||
| Race | White or Caucasian | 21 (91.4) | 81 (96.4) | 58 (96.6) | 0.6112** |
| Black/African-American | 1 (4.4) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.7) | ||
| Other | 1 (4.4) | 2 (2.4) | 1 (1.7) | ||
| Education | Less than high school or high school diploma or GED degree | 15 (65.2) | 47 (58.0) | 27 (45.8) | 0.1932 |
| Some college or bachelor’s or higher degree | 8 (34.8) | 34 (42.0) | 32 (54.2) | ||
| Employment | Working | 7 (30.4) | 25 (29.8) | 15 (25.0) | 0.7939 |
| Not working | 16 (69.6) | 59 (70.2) | 45 (75.0) | ||
| Marital status | Married | 12 (52.2) | 63 (75.0) | 38 (63.3) | 0.0780 |
| Not married | 11 (47.8) | 21 (25.0) | 22 (36.7) | ||
| Income | Annual income $45,000 or more | 6 (42.9) | 32 (50.8) | 16 (40.0) | 0.5443 |
| Annual income less than $45,000 | 8 (57.1) | 31 (49.2) | 24 (60.0) | ||
| Primary method of payment | Private insurance | 8 (34.8) | 31 (36.9) | 22 (36.7) | 0.6061 |
| Medicare | 13 (56.5) | 37 (44.1) | 24 (40.0) | ||
| Medicaid | 0 (0.0) | 9 (10.7) | 9 (15.0) | ||
| Others | 2 (8.7) | 7 (8.3) | 5 (8.3) | ||
| Urban/Rural | Urban | 15 (65.2) | 59 (70.2) | 40 (66.7) | 0.8520 |
| Rural | 8 (34.8) | 25 (29.8) | 20 (33.3) | ||
**Uses Fisher’s Exact Test
aExcludes cases where values were not reported (n = 1)