Table 1.
Variables analyzed in the patient population.
| Variables | Subcategories |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Gender | M |
| F | |
| BMI | >40 |
| ≤40 | |
| Race/ethnicity | Black |
| White | |
| Asian | |
| American Indian/Alaskan | |
| Pacific Islander | |
| Hispanic | |
| Insurance (at the time of diagnosis) | Private |
| Medicaid | |
| Medicare | |
| Medicare&Medicaid | |
| Medicare&Other | |
| Other | |
| Applying for Medicare | Yes |
| No | |
| Employment status | Employed full-time |
| Emp part-time | |
| Homemaker or Unemployed | |
| Medical Leave of absence (LOA) | |
| Other | |
| Retired | |
| ESRD case | Cystic Kidney |
| Diabetes | |
| Glomerulonephritis | |
| Hypertension | |
| Other urologic | |
| Other cause | |
| Nephrology care pre ESRD | Yes |
| No | |
| Facility ownership | Chain |
| Independent | |
| First access | Arteriovenous Fistula |
| Indwelling catheter | |
| Arteriovenous Graft | |
| Other | |
| Region | NE |
| MW | |
| S | |
| W | |
| Alcohol dependence | Yes |
| No | |
| Drug dependence | No |
| Yes | |
| Inability to ambulate | No |
| Yes | |
| Inability to transfer | No |
| Yes | |
| Needing assistance in ADLs | No |
| Yes | |
| Patients per registered nurse | |
| Patients per technician | |
| Patients per social worker |