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Table 2 Demographic characteristics

From: Cost of comprehensive patient assistance program in early breast cancer patients

Variable

Sample (333)

PAP (91)

No PAP (240)

T or X^2

P value

Age

61 +/- 1.2

57+/- 2.4

62 +/- 3.3

1 p=0.323

Sum of hours

1.5+/- 0.47

4 +/- 1.6

0.4 +/- 0.2

14.7 p=000

Non-white race

53%

49%

55%

7.6 p=0.1

Years of Ed

14

15.1 +/- 0.34

13.6 +/- 0.3

7.03 p=0.008

Income < 15 k

27%

26%

28%

0.04 p=0.8

Income > 150 k

18%

14%

19%

0.9 p=0.34

Intl birth origin

41%

40%

43%

0.3 p=0.59

English

71%

79%

67%

4.4 p=0.04

Medicaid

21%

19%

22%

0.46 p=0.5

Only public insurance

6%

3%

7%

1.67 p=0.2

Medicare

4%

2%

5%

1.3 p=0.26

Any public Ins

31%

24%

34%

3.06 p=0.08

Married

49%

44%

51%

1.3 p=0.26

Utility

0.61

0.61

0.61

0.52 p=0.47

Needs

2

2

2

1.19 p=0.76

Randomized Rx

51%

56%

49%

1.4 p=0.27

  1. Patients who attended programs were more likely to be more educated and speak English than those who did not.