Table 3 Demographic characteristics of the sample
From: Head to head randomized trial of two decision aids for prostate cancer
| Â | Biopsy survey | Pre-encounter survey | Post-encounter survey | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||||
Simple decision aid | Complex decision aid | Simple decision aid | Complex decision aid | Simple decision aid | Complex decision aid | |
N = 510 | N = 512 | N = 141 | N = 144 | N = 122 | N = 122 | |
Age | ||||||
 M (SD) | 63.41 (5.86) | 63.14 (6.02) | 63.35 (5.99) | 63.13 (6.22) | 64.01 (5.78) | 63.02 (6.06) |
Race and ethnicity | ||||||
 Caucasian | 385 (75.6) | 397 (77.5) | 99 (70.2) | 105 (72.9) | 91 (74.6) | 89 (73.0) |
 African American | 115 (22.6) | 106 (20.7) | 39 (27.7) | 36 (25.0) | 29 (23.8) | 29 (23.8) |
 American Indian or Alaskan Native | 15 (2.9) | 14 (2.7) | 5 (3.5) | 3 (2.1) | 3 (2.5) | 2 (1.6) |
 Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian` | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) |
 Asian | 1 (0.2) | 6 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.6) |
 Hispanic | 11 (2.2) | 11 (2.1) | 2 (1.4) | 3 (2.1) | 2 (1.6) | 3 (2.5) |
 Middle Eastern | 2 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) |
Education | ||||||
  < High school | 27 (5.3) | 23 (4.5) | 3 (2.1) | 3 (2.1) | 3 (2.5) | 1 (0.8) |
 High school/GED | 144 (28.4) | 161 (31.5) | 40 (28.4) | 41 (28.5) | 37 (30.3) | 32 (26.2) |
 Trade school | 21 (4.1) | 25 (4.9) | 4 (2.8) | 8 (5.6) | 4 (3.3) | 7 (5.7) |
 Some college/Assoc | 223 (44) | 210 (41.1) | 66 (46.9) | 63 (43.8) | 56 (45.9) | 57 (46.7) |
 College degree | 92 (18.1) | 92 (18) | 28 (19.9) | 29 (20.2) | 22 (18) | 25 (20.5) |
Marital status | ||||||
 Married/partner | 280 (55.2) | 285 (55.9) | 72 (51.4) | 83 (57.6) | 60 (49.6) | 70 (57.4) |
 Divorced/separated | 162 (32) | 166 (32.6) | 51 (36.5) | 49 (34) | 46 (38) | 39 (31.9) |
 Widowed | 27 (5.3) | 18 (3.5) | 4 (2.9) | 4 (2.8) | 3 (2.5) | 4 (3.3) |
 Never married | 38 (7.5) | 41 (8.0) | 13 (9.3) | 8 (5.6) | 12 (9.9) | 9 (7.4) |
Literacy | ||||||
 Inadequate | 140 (27.7) | 139 (27.4) | 34 (24.3) | 41 (28.9) | 30 (24.8) | 32 (26.7) |
 Adequate | 366 (72.3) | 368 (72.6) | 106 (75.7) | 101 (71.1) | 91 (75.2) | 88 (73.3) |
Numeracy | ||||||
 M (SD) | 4.57 (1.03) | 4.56 (1.01) | 4.69 (0.96) | 4.69 (0.85) | 4.64 (0.97) | 4.75 (0.83) |
Gleason score | ||||||
 Gleason 6 | 72 (14.1) | 72 (14.1) | 72 (51.1) | 72 (50.0) | 59 (50.9) | 54 (47.0) |
 Gleason 7 | 69 (13.5) | 72 (14.1) | 69 (48.9) | 72 (50.0) | 57 (49.1) | 61 (53.0) |
PSA | ||||||
 M (SD) | 5.98 (2.98) | 6.12 (2.61) | 5.98 (2.98) | 6.12 (2.61) | 6.25 (3.13) | 6.07 (2.68) |