Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients with Limited English Proficiency Who Were Admitted for One or More Days
| Patient Characteristic | % (n) |
|---|---|
| Patient’s Preferred Language | |
| Spanish | 65.4 (2007) |
| Portuguese | 10.2 (313) |
| Vietnamese | 6.0 (183) |
| Albanian | 5.7 (174) |
| Russian | 2.9 (89) |
| Other | 9.9 (305) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 56.5 (1735) |
| Male | 43.5 (1336) |
| Primary Diagnosis | |
| Cardiovascular disease | 12.6 (386) |
| Lung disease (asthma, COPD, etc.) | 9.2 (284) |
| Gastrointestinal disorder | 13.0 (398) |
| Diabetes | 2.2 (68) |
| Age in Years | |
| 18–21 | 1.3 (39) |
| 22–45 | 21.7 (666) |
| 46–65 | 38.5 (1181) |
| > = 66 | 38.1 (1171) |
| Length of Stay in Days | |
| 1 | 17.7 (554) |
| 2 | 23.7 (729) |
| 3 | 15.2 (468) |
| 4 | 11.0 (38) |
| 5 | 8.1 (250) |
| 6 or more | 24.2 (742) |
aMay not sum to 100 % due to missing data