Responders n = 86 | Non-responders n = 47 | p-value | |
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Mean age – Yr ± SD | 72 ± 15 | 65 ± 20 | 0.03 |
Female sex – No. (%) | 48 (56) | 37 (79) | 0.009 |
Level of education completed | |||
High school or less | 28 (33) | ||
Some post-secondary education | 21 (25) | ||
Bachelors degree or more | 35 (42) | ||
Annual household income | |||
Less than $40K | 40 (53) | ||
$40–79K | 20 (26) | ||
$80K or greater | 16 (21) | ||
Self-reported perception of health | |||
Above average | 25 (29) | ||
Average | 40 (47) | ||
Below average | 20 (24) | ||
Prescription medications taken | |||
0 | 8 (10) | ||
1 to 3 | 46 (55) | ||
4 to 6 | 16 (19) | ||
7 + | 14 (17) | ||
Monthly episodes of forgetting medications | |||
0 | 45 (54) | ||
1–2 | 26 (31) | ||
3+ | 12 (14) | ||
Years on B12 therapy | |||
0 to 2 | 19 (24) | ||
3 to 5 | 25 (31) | ||
6 to 10 | 17 (21) | ||
11 to 19 | 13 (16) | ||
20+ | 6 (8) | ||
Frequency of B12 injections | |||
Less than once monthly | 9 (10) | ||
Once monthly | 74 (86) | ||
More than once monthly | 3 (3) | ||
Satisfaction with B12 injections | |||
Satisfied | 22 (26) | ||
Neutral | 59 (69) | ||
Unsatisfied | 5 (6) | ||
Monthly visits to doctor for other reasons | |||
0 | 49 (60) | ||
1 | 23 (28) | ||
2 + | 10 (12) | ||
Mode of travel to visit doctor | |||
Personal vehicle | 49 (58) | ||
Public transit | 23 (27) | ||
Walk | 9 (11) | ||
Taxi | 4 (5) | ||
Travel time to visit doctor | |||
< 15 min | 27 (32) | ||
15–29 min | 29 (35) | ||
30–44 min | 20 (24) | ||
45–59 min | 5 (6) | ||
60+ min | 3 (3) | ||
Patients at each study site | |||
Sunnybrook Campus, SWCHSC* | 51 (59) | ||
Flemingdon Health Centre | 19 (22) | ||
Women's College Campus, SWCHSC* | 16 (19) |