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Table 1 Patient Demographics and Characteristics and ReproKnow Total Scores

From: Development of ReproKnow, a reproductive knowledge assessment for women with rheumatic diseases

Characteristics

N (%)

Total Score Means (S.D.)

Mean Score Difference

P value

Age (years)

18–34

46 (30.1)

5.63 (2.22)

0.83

0.037

 35–50

106 (69.3)

4.80 (2.23)

  

Race

White

118 (77.1)

5.45 (2.06)

1.8

0.002

 Non-White

34 (22.2)

3.67 (2.37)

  

Education

College/Graduate School

76 (49.7)

5.61 (5.62)

1.13

0.002

 < High School/Some College

76 (49.7)

4.48 (2.21)

  

Current Use of Potentially Teratogenic Medication

Yes

39 (25.5)

5.10 (2.37)

0.068

0.42

 No

114 (74.5)

5.03 (2.21)

  

Pregnancy After Diagnosis

Yes

23 (24.2)

6.00 (2.28)

1.16

0.015

 No

72 (75.8)

4.83 (2.16)

  

Disease affected decision to have more children

Yes

42 (28.6)

5.19 (2.32)

0.11

0.19

 No

105 (71.4)

5.08 (2.07)

  

Prior Sterilization or Hysterectomy Procedure

Yes

40 (26.1)

4.25 (1.97)

- 1.09

0.008

 No

112 (73.2)

5.34 (2.28)

  
  1. Mean score difference was calculated by subtracting score mean of bolded group from the score mean of un-bolded group