Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of 410 Participating Women
| Total (N = 410) | Hispanic (n = 119) | Non-Hispanic black (n = 115) | Non-Hispanic white (n = 154) | Other* (n = 22) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient group | |||||
| Colposcopy clinic | 341 (83) | 116 (97) | 82 (71) | 125 (81) | 18 (82) |
| Research only | 69 (17) | 3 (3) | 33 (29) | 29 (19) | 4 (18) |
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 37 (31–46) | 37 (32–43) | 36 (31–50) | 36 (29–47) | 39 (34–44) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/living with partner | 160 (40) | 60 (53) | 21 (19) | 68 (45) | 11 (50) |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 98 (25) | 22 (25) | 27 (25) | 35 (26) | 3 (14) |
| Single | 138 (35) | 25 (22) | 61 (56) | 44 (29) | 8 (36) |
| Missing | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Education | |||||
| Some high school or less | 68 (17) | 53 (47) | 8 (7) | 6 (4) | 1 (5) |
| High school graduate | 90 (23) | 28 (25) | 27 (25) | 29 (19) | 6 (27) |
| Some college | 139 (35) | 24 (21) | 51 (46) | 57 (38) | 7 (32) |
| College graduate | 98 (25) | 8 (7) | 24 (22) | 58 (39) | 8 (36) |
| Missing | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Monthly income (USD), median (IQR) | 2080 (1400–4000) | 1500 (1200–2000) | 2092 (1530–3458) | 3000 (1833–7167) | 3750 (1760–8000) |
| Unemployed | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Missing | 64 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 2 |
| Health insurance | |||||
| Private | 153 (38) | 20 (17) | 45 (39) | 79 (52) | 9 (41) |
| Medicaid/Medicare/TRICARE | 95 (23) | 7 (6) | 45 (40) | 35 (23) | 8 (36) |
| None | 160 (39) | 92 (77) | 24 (21) | 39 (25) | 5 (23) |
| Missing | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Number of live births, median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (0–3) |
| Missing | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Median number of sexual partners in past 3 months (range) | 1 (0–5) | 1 (0–2) | 1 (0–5) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) |
| Missing | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feelings toward using tampons | |||||
| Comfortable | 93 (60) | 10 (26) | 27 (61) | 51 (82) | 5 (42) |
| Neutral | 15 (10) | 5 (13) | 4 (9) | 3 (5) | 3 (25) |
| Uncomfortable | 21 (13) | 4 (11) | 8 (18) | 7 (11) | 2 (17) |
| Never used tampons | 27 (17) | 19 (50) | 5 (11) | 1 (2) | 2 (17) |
| Missing/question not present on survey | 254 | 81 | 71 | 92 | 10 |
| Current smoker | 92 (23) | 8 (7) | 31 (27) | 46 (30) | 7 (32) |
| Missing | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Results are presented as n (%) if not otherwise stated.
*
Includes Asian (10), American Indian/Alaskan Native (5), Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific (1), Black/Indian (1), Irish (1), Mediterranean (1), and not further specified (3).
IQR, interquartile range; USD, US Dollars.