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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by intervention group

From: Satisfaction and effectiveness of a digital health tool to improve health behavior counseling among adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: a randomized controlled pilot trial

 

Overalla

N = 50

Interventiona

n = 23

Controla

n = 27

p-valueb

Patient Characteristics

    

Age (years)

19.82 (5.17)

19.83 (5.14)

19.81 (5.29)

> 0.99

Age Group

   

0.83

 Adolescent

28 (56%)

12 (52%)

16 (59%)

 

 Adults

22 (44%)

11 (48%)

11 (41%)

 

Sex

   

0.55

 Male

25 (50%)

11 (48%)

14 (52%)

 

 Female

23 (46%)

11 (48%)

12 (44%)

 

 Non-binary/transgender

2 (4%)

1 (4.3%)

1 (3.7%)

 

Race

   

0.95

 Black

5 (10%)

2 (8.7%)

3 (11%)

 

 White

41 (82%)

19 (83%)

22 (81%)

 

 Other

4 (8.0%)

2 (8.7%)

2 (7.4%)

 

Social Determinants of Health

Below poverty level

13 (26%)

9 (39%)

4 (15%)

0.10

Unstable income

5 (10%)

3 (13%)

2 (7.7%)

0.88

Household income decreased during COVID

18 (36%)

10 (43%)

8 (30%)

0.47

Unreliable transportation

3 (6.0%)

1 (4.5%)

2 (7.4%)

> 0.99

Low-literacy level

6 (12%)

6 (26%)

0 (0%)

0.017

Unsafe neighborhood

3 (6.0%)

1 (4.3%)

2 (7.4%)

> 0.99

Food insecure

8 (16%)

5 (22%)

3 (11%)

0.53

Food Security decreased during COVID

4 (8.0%)

2 (8.7%)

2 (7.4%)

> 0.99

  1. aMean (SD) or Frequency (%)
  2. bPearson’s Chi-squared test; Welch Two Sample t-test