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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2021 Dec 23;224(1 Pt B):429–436. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.12.022

Table 1.

Study participant demographics

Patients (n=33) Providers (n=40)
Age (mean, SD) 58.5 (±8.4) 44.0 (±9.9)
Gender (n, %)
 Male 26 (79) 11 (27)
 Female 7 (21) 29 (73)
Race (n, %)
 White 25 (76) 31 (78)
 Black or African American 7 (21) 0
 Hispanic 1 (3) 1 (2.5)
 Other 0 8 (20)
Marital status (n, %)
 Married 18 (55)
 Single, never married 9 (27)
 Divorced/Separated 6 (18)
Years in practice (mean, SD) 13.7 (±9.3)
Dual appointment at university (n, %) 17 (43)
Highest level of education (n, %)
 Graduate or postgraduate 7 (21)
 Bachelor’s degree, Associate Degree or Trade/Technical/vocati onal school 8 (24)
 High school graduate or some college credit but no degree 16 (49)
 Some high school 2 (6)
Current work status (n, %)
 Employed or student 9 (27)
 Unemployed, searching for work 1 (3)
 Retired 10 (30)
 Disabled 13 (40)
Annual household income (n, %)
 Greater than $100,000 4 (12)
 $50,000–$99,999 13 (40)
 Less than $50,000 15 (45)
 Declined to answer 1 (3)