Table 1. Patient Baseline Characteristics by Race.
| Variable | No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 205) | White men (n = 113) | Black men (n = 92) | |
| Site | |||
| KCI | 110 (53.7) | 53 (46.9) | 57 (62.0) |
| SKCCC | 95 (46.3) | 60 (53.1) | 35 (38.0) |
| Age, mean (range), y | 65.7 (45-89) | 66.9 (47-89) | 64.2 (45-89) |
| Education | |||
| High school or less | 66 (32.2) | 23 (20.4) | 43 (46.7) |
| Some college or 2-y degree | 43 (21.0) | 20 (17.7) | 23 (25.0) |
| College degree | 37 (18.0) | 23 (20.4) | 14 (15.2) |
| Graduate/professional | 59 (28.8) | 47 (41.6) | 12 (13.0) |
| Household income, $ | |||
| <20 000 | 37 (18.0) | 2 (1.8) | 35 (38.0) |
| 20 000-39 999 | 20 (9.8) | 7 (6.2) | 13 (14.1) |
| 40 000-59 999 | 30 (14.6) | 16 (14.2) | 14 (15.2) |
| 60 000-79 999 | 22 (10.7) | 12 (10.6) | 10 (10.9) |
| ≥80 000 | 86 (42.0) | 71 (62.8) | 15 (16.3) |
| Missing | 10 (4.9) | 5 (4.4) | 5 (5.4) |
| Economic burden (4-point scale), mean (SD) | 1.66 (0.82) | 1.34 (0.52) | 2.06 (0.94) |
| Pain/physical limitation (4-point scale), mean (SD) | 1.54 (0.53) | 1.49 (0.46) | 1.61 (0.60) |
| Health literacy (5-point scale), mean (SD) | 4.02 (0.99) | 4.27 (0.81) | 3.72 (1.12) |
| General trust in physicians (5-point scale), mean (SD) | 3.58 (0.75) | 3.63 (0.75) | 3.52 (0.75) |
| Group-based medical suspicion (5-point scale), mean (SD) | 1.87 (0.70) | 1.67 (0.62) | 2.14 (0.72) |
| Willing to discuss clinical trials | |||
| Definitely not | 2 (1.0) | 0 | 2 (2.2) |
| Probably not | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 1 (1.1) |
| Unsure | 15 (7.3) | 5 (4.4) | 10 (10.9) |
| Probably yes | 36 (17.6) | 15 (13.3) | 21 (22.8) |
| Definitely yes | 145 (70.7) | 91 (80.5) | 54 (58.7) |
| Missing | 6 (2.9) | 2 (1,8) | 4 (8.7) |
Abbreviations: KCI, Karmanos Cancer Institute; SKCCC, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.