Table 1.
Population characteristics for the “Trust” and “Distrust” groups. P values correspond to between-group comparisons (either a Mann-Whitney test for Age, or χ2 tests for categorical variables)
| Distrust N = 355 |
Trust N = 483 |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median [IQR] | 61 [49–68] | 57 [44–67] | < 0.001 |
| Sex (Male, %) | 161/354 (45) | 251/483 (52) | 0.064 |
| University Yes | 133/342 (39) | 185/454 (41) | 0.596 |
| Employment: | |||
| Active, not working | 16/352 (5) | 33/480 (7) | 0.033 |
| Active, working | 130/352 (37) | 208/480 (43) | |
| Inactive | 206/352 (58) | 239/480 (50) | |
| Diagnosis: | |||
| Chronic Airway Disease | 233/346 (67) | 339/472 (72) | 0.031 |
| Interstitial lung disease | 45/346 (13) | 47/472 (10) | |
| Sleep disorders | 33/346 (10) | 59/472 (12) | |
| Other | 35/346 (10) | 27/472 (6) | |
| Has already participated in a clinical trial: | |||
| Yes | 57/348 (16) | 83/476 (17) | 0.402 |
| No | 258/348 (74) | 360/476 (76) | |
| Unknown | 33/348 (10) | 33/476 (7) | |
| First consultation for respiratory disease | 63/351 (18) | 86/477 (18) | 0.976 |
| Inclusion center, public | 257/355 (77) | 362/483 (75) | 0.406 |
| The patient knows the name of his/her disease | 259/348 (74) | 388/477 (81) | 0.017 |