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. 2023 Sep 19;18(9):e0291682. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291682

Table 4. Summary of patient characteristics by various unmet social needs.

Patient Characteristics Female Hispanic/Latino Spanish English Illicit drug use Tobacco use Alcohol use Age
Financial N = 163 104 (63.80%) 53 (32.52%) 42 (25.77%) 89 (54.60%) 35 (21.47%) 47 (28.83%) 60 (36.81%) 39.00 (28.50, 54.00)
p-value 0.18 0.79 0.57 0.21 0.003 0.48 0.11 0.24
Employment N = 57 41 (71.93%) 16 (28.07%) 12 (21.05%) 30 (52.63%) 12 (21.05%) 19 (33.33%) 27 (47.37%) 34.00 (28.00, 50.00)
p-value 0.43 0.43 0.31 0.88 0.31 0.25 0.011 0.2
Food security N = 55 34 (61.82%) 16 (29.09%) 12 (21.82%) 31 (56.36%) 15 (27.27%) 18 (32.73%) 19 (34.55%) 37.00 (26.50, 50.50)
p-value 0.42 0.52 0.4 0.45 0.022 0.31 0.87 0.41
Education N = 53 40 (75.47%) 17 (32.08%) 14 (26.42%) 33 (62.26%) 13 (24.53%) 16 (30.19%) 23 (43.40%) 30.00 (26.00, 46.00)
p-value 0.19 0.87 >0.99 0.092 0.094 0.61 0.075 0.012
Transportation N = 43 29 (67.44%) 12 (27.91%) 9 (20.93%) 29 (67.44%) 11 (25.58%) 13 (30.23%) 19 (44.19%) 35.00 (26.00, 49.50)
p-value >0.99 0.48 0.35 0.03 0.11 0.71 0.11 0.14
Utilities N = 41 28 (68.29%) 14 (34.15%) 13 (31.71%) 24 (58.54%) 6 (14.63%) 14 (34.15%) 18 (43.90%) 41.00 (26.00, 50.00)
p-value >0.99 >0.99 0.57 0.4 >0.99 0.34 0.11 0.79
Companionship N = 39 25 (64.10%) 14 (35.90%) 13 (33.33%) 19 (48.72%) 7 (17.95%) 10 (25.64%) 15 (38.46%) 41.00 (30.50, 54.00)
p-value 0.71 0.72 0.44 0.73 0.81 >0.99 0.46 0.37
Housing N = 37 22 (59.46%) 10 (27.03%) 8 (21.62%) 27 (72.97%) 10 (27.03%) 17 (45.95%) 18 (48.65%) 41.00 (27.00, 50.00)
p-value 0.35 0.45 0.55 0.007 0.089 0.009 0.037 0.83
Health literacy N = 31 26 (83.87%) 17 (54.84%) 14 (45.16%) 14 (45.16%) 5 (16.13%) 9 (29.03%) 10 (32.26%) 47.00 (34.50, 62.50)
p-value 0.041 0.014 0.03 0.57 >0.99 0.83 >0.99 0.012
Childcare assistance N = 16 9 (56.25%) 5 (31.25%) 4 (25.00%) 9 (56.25%) 4 (25.00%) 5 (31.25%) 5 (31.25%) 32.00 (27.50, 35.75)
p-value 0.41 >0.99 >0.99 0.8 0.31 0.77 >0.99 0.022
Legal N = 15 11 (73.33%) 6 (40.00%) 6 (40.00%) 10 (66.67%) 2 (13.33%) 3 (20.00%) 7 (46.67%) 33.00 (29.00, 41.50)
p-value 0.78 0.58 0.25 0.29 >0.99 0.77 0.27 0.3
Received help N = 166 115 (69.28%) 58 (34.94%) 49 (29.52%) 86 (51.81%) 24 (14.46%) 46 (27.71%) 57 (34.34%) 38.00 (28.00, 52.75)
p-value 0.34 0.5 0.32 >0.99 0.31 0.89 0.59 0.84