Table 3.
Patient-reported health status according to race.
| Patient race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Caucasian | AA | p | |
| Comorbidities | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Obesity | 28 (23) | 27 (16) | 0.14 |
| Hypertension | 46 (38) | 72 (43) | 0.36 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 18 (15) | 28 (17) | 0.65 |
| Asthma | 19 (16) | 21 (13) | 0.46 |
| COPD | 5 (4) | 2 (1) | 0.11 |
| Myocardial infarction | 12 (10) | 3 (2) | 0.002* |
| Stroke | 8 (7) | 4 (2) | 0.08 |
| Depression | 38 (31) | 26 (16) | 0.002* |
| Seizure disorder | 7 (6) | 9 (5) | 0.88 |
| Cancer | 13 (11) | 6 (4) | 0.02* |
| Chronic pain | 34 (28) | 29 (17) | 0.03* |
| Smoking | 0.01* | ||
| Current smoker | 56 (45) | 46 (28) | |
| Previous smoker | 9 (7) | 15 (9) | |
| Hospital admission | |||
| In last 6 months | 40 (34) | 37 (23) | 0.04* |
| For current ED visit | 20 (16) | 23 (14) | 0.56 |
| Perception of health (SF-36 questions) | |||
| Overall health (qualitative) | 0.31 | ||
| Excellent/ Very good | 20 (17) | 39 (24) | |
| Good | 42 (35) | 55 (34) | |
| Fair/Poor | 58 (48) | 69 (42) | |
| True statements†: | |||
| “I get sick a little easier than other people.” | 35 (30) | 43 (27) | 0.8 |
| “I expect my health to get worse.” | 32 (28) | 16 (10) | <0.0001* |
| “I am as healthy as anybody I know.” | 39(34) | 77(48) | 0.004* |
| “My health is excellent.” | 30(26) | 73(46) | 0.0003* |
AA, African-American; ED, emergency department
*
Statistically significant
†
Other individuals answered either false or, “ I don’t know.”