Table 1.

Patient characteristics by race

VariableNon-Hispanic WhiteNon-Hispanic BlackHispanicP value
Age (mean, SD)34.1 (7.2)35.2 (8.4)32.8 (8.6)0.1
Poor self-reported health (%)1214120.9
Some college education (%)756143 <0.01
Income <12,000/year (%)2333340.2
Difficulty paying for meds (%)6858600.3
Medication beliefs (mean, SD)20.6 (4.6)21.6 (4.4)22.3 (4.7) 0.04
Trust (mean, SD)27.9 (5.5)28.6 (5.7)29.1 (5.5)0.3
Hopeful (mean, SD)4.2 (1.6)3.5 (1.7)3.6 (1.7) <0.01
Worried (mean, SD)4.6 (1.6)4.8 (1.8)5.1 (1.6)0.2
Important (mean, SD)5.35.65.50.3