Characteristics of Study Sample (N = 201)
| Patients | |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| <65 | 123 (61) |
| ≥65 | 78 (39) |
| Race | |
| Black | 97 (48) |
| White | 104 (52) |
| Married/partnered | |
| Yes | 151 (77) |
| No | 46 (23) |
| Education | |
| <High school | 18 (9) |
| High school graduate/some college | 113 (57) |
| College graduate or more | 68 (34) |
| Gleason score | |
| ≤6 | 97 (49) |
| 7 | 78 (39) |
| ≥8 | 24 (12) |
| Prostate-specific antigen (ng/mL) | |
| ≤4 | 77 (39) |
| 4.1-<10 | 87 (45) |
| 10-<15 | 13 (7) |
| ≥15 | 18 (9) |
| Insurance | |
| Private | 154 (78) |
| Nonprivate | 43 (22) |
| Treatment | |
| Active surveillance | 17 (9) |
| Surgery | 99 (54) |
| Radiation | 53 (29) |
| Other | 16 (9) |
| Knowledge, mean (SD) | 5.87 (2.5) |
| Information sources, mean (SD) | 3.94 (2.5) |
Data are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. Some of the numbers may not add to the total (N = 201) because of missing values.
SD, standard deviation.