TABLE 1. Demographic and Potential Confounding Variables in the Sample of Study Participants (N = 199).
| Intervention n (%) |
Controls n (%) |
Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 42 (42.4) | 39 (39.0) | .884 |
| Female | 55 (55.6) | 59 (59.0) | |
| Missing | 2 (2.0) | 2 (2.0) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 74 (74.7) | 73 (73.0) | .725 |
| Asian | 2 (2.0) | 4 (4.0) | |
| African American | 19 (19.2) | 18 (18.0) | |
| Hispanic | 3 (3.0) | 4 (4.0) | |
| Other | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| NPO (fasting) | |||
| Yes | 31 (31.0) | 17 17.2) | .018 |
| No | 68 (68.0) | 83 (83.8) | |
| Previous biopsy experience | |||
| Yes | 30 (30.0) | 25 (25.3) | .704 |
| No | 68 (68.0) | 74 (74.7) | |
| Missing | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age | 53.2 (12.9) | 54.1 (13.5) | .626 |
Note. NPO = nothing per oral.