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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the non-intervention and intervention cohorts, academic years 2019–2020 and 2020–2021

From: Implementation of an educational intervention to improve medical student cost awareness: a prospective cohort study

 

Non-Intervention Cohort

N = 61

Median (IQR) or

N (%)

Intervention Cohort

N = 81

Median (IQR) or

N (%)

Age (Years)

 Median (IQR)

25 (25–26)

24 (24–25)

Race/Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic Asian

20 (32.8%)

20 (24.7%)

 Hispanic

8 (13.1%)

10 (12.4%)

 Non-Hispanic Black

2 (3.3%)

4 (4.9%)

 Non-Hispanic White

28 (45.9%)

34 (42.0%)

Other, More than one, or Prefer not to answer

3 (4.9%)

13 (16.1%)

Gender

 Male

21 (34.4%)

18 (22.2%)

 Female

40 (65.6%)

59 (72.8%)

Other or Prefer not to answer

0 (0%)

4 (4.9%)

Relationship Status

 Single

25 (41.0%)

44 (54.3%)

 Partnered

34 (42.0%)

34 (42.0%)

Other or Prefer not to answer

2 (3.3%)

3 (3.7%)

How frequently financially stressed

 Always, Very often, or Sometimes

47 (77.1%)

53 (65.4%)

 Rarely or Never

14 (23.0%)

28 (34.6%)

Familiar with concept of financial toxicity?

 Yes

36 (59.0%)

34 (58.0%)

 No

25 (41.0%)

47 (42.0%)

Received prior lecture on topic of financial toxicity?

 Yes

19 (31.2%)

16 (19.8%)

 No

42 (68.9%)

65 (80.3%)