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Table 5 Univariate analyses of demographic, health care, and research participation variables and conflation of research with biological samples and clinical care

From: Giving samples or “getting checked”: measuring conflation of observational biospecimen research and clinical care in Latino communities

 

Mean score (SD)

p-value

Overall

17.05 (3.35)

 

Age

≤26

16.86 (3.59)

0.752

27-34

17.53 (3.22)

35-49

16.73 (3.88)

≥50

17.05 (2.67)

Gender

Female

16.79 (3.71)

0.341

Male

17.31 (2.95)

Employment

Full-time

16.82 (3.25)

<0.002

Part-time

15.50 (3.21)

Unemployed

18.25 (3.17)

Years education

≤4

18.00 (2.54)

0.054

5-8

17.77 (3.37)

9-12

16.72 (3.50)

≥13

15.56 (2.87)

Annual household income

<$15,000

17.06 (2.85)

0.058

$15,000 -$34,999

17.31 (3.61)

$35,000 -$49,999

16.69 (3.15)

>$50,000

12.00 (5.29)

Primary language spoken

Only Spanish

19.00 (2.91)

<0.001

Spanish better than English

17.28 (3.02)

Both

16.44 (3.28)

English better than Spanish

15.60 (3.33)

Only English

15.00 (3.16)

Health insurance

Private

15.43 (3.46)

<0.002

Government

17.08 (3.23)

Both

15.40 (2.70)

None

18.51 (2.98)

Usual source of care

Doctor’s office

15.20 (3.08)

<0.001

Clinic

17.61 (3.14)

Hospital

18.67 (2.80)

Othera

19.0 (4.38)

Has regular doctor

Yes

16.82 (3.42)

0.153

No

17.73 (3.06)

Self-rated health

Excellent or very good

16.08 (4.00)

0.033

Good

17.69 (3.20)

Fair or poor

17.29 (2.05)

Provided a sample for research in the past

Yes

15.75 (2.49)

0.068

No

17.11 (3.41)

Not sure

19.60 (2.70)

Would provide a sample for research in the future

Very likely

17.70 (3.49)

0.144

Somewhat likely

16.75 (3.40)

Not likely

16.25 (2.45)

  1. p-values obtained from independent samples t-test or one-way analysis of variance using scores from the one factor solution scale
  2. aOther: Pharmacy, traditional medicine/sobadores, family/friends, or prefer not to answer