Table 2: Interviewee characteristics.
Characteristics | Primary care patients n = 45 | Integrative/naturopathic patients n = 33 | p-value |
Female, frequency (%) | 28 (62.2) | 25 (75.6) | 0.20 |
Age in years, mean (standard deviation) | 48.4 (18.2) | 53.8 (13.7) | 0.15 |
Race/ethnicity, frequency (%) | 0.08 | ||
White | 17 (37.8) | 22 (66.7) | |
Hispanic | 11 (24.4) | 2 (6.1) | |
Black | 7 (15.6) | 4 (12.1) | |
Asian | 4 (8.9) | 1 (3.0) | |
Multiracial/Other | 6 (13.3) | 4 (12.1) | |
Highest level of education, frequency (%) | 0.02 | ||
High school or less | 2 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Some college | 19 (42.2) | 6 (18.2) | |
College graduate | 24 (53.3) | 27 (81.8) |