TABLE 2.
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS
| Patient Characteristics | Enrolled (N = 145) |
|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 73 (50) |
| Age, mean (SD) | 58 (15.6) |
| Race*, n (%) | |
| White | 100 (69) |
| Hispanic | 23 (16) |
| Multiethnic | 18 (12) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 13 (9) |
| Black | 8 (6) |
| Native American | 1 (1) |
| Admission diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Neurological failure | 57 (39) |
| Cardiac failure or shock (including sepsis) | 19 (13) |
| Hepatic failure | 12 (8) |
| Trauma | 11 (8) |
| Metastatic cancer | 11 (8) |
| Respiratory failure | 10 (7) |
| Gastrointestinal failure | 9 (6) |
| Renal failure | 6 (4) |
| Missing data/not available | 10 (7) |
*
Sums are greater than n = 145 Enrolled Patients because some individuals identified with more than one race/ethnicity.