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. 2013 Jan 14;14:9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2369-14-9

Table 2.

African American and non-African American family member characteristics

 
Pre-ESRD
Hemodialysis
Home hemodialysis
Peritoneal dialysis
Transplant
  AA (n=6) Non-AA (n=7) AA (n=7) Non-AA (n=6) AA (n=3) Non-AA (n=3) AA (n=7) Non-AA (n=3) AA (n=9) Non-AA (n=11)
Ethnicity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Hispanic
0 (0) ¥
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (14)¥
0 (0)
1 (33)
0 (0)
1 (33)¥
0 (0)
2 (18)¥
Race
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   White
0 (0)
6 (86)
0 (0)
6 (100)
0 (0)*
1 (33)*
0 (0)
2 (66)
0 (0)
10 (91)
   Black
6 (100)
0 (0)
7 (100)
0 (0)
3 (100)*
0 (0)*
7 (100)
0 (0)
9 (100)
0 (0)
   Other
0 (0)
1 (14)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)*
1 (33)*
0 (0)
1 (33)
0 (0)
1 (9)
Age
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Mean [Range]
47
65
55
62.5
45
37
45
56
55.5
60
[29–63]
[55–78]
[46–67]
[44–80]
[37–52]
[N/A]
[45–75]
[50–62]
[39–68]
[23–79]
Gender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Female
5 (83)
5 (71)
5 (71)
5 (83)
3 (100)
3 (100)
4 (57)
3 (100)
5 (55)
3 (27)
Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   HS or less
3 (50)
2 (29)
5 (71)
4 (67)
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (28)
2 (66)
4 (44)
3 (27)
   At least 2 years of college
3 (50)
5 (71)
2 (28)
2 (33)
3 (100)
3 (100)
5 (71)
1 (33)
5 (56)
8 (73)
Marital Status
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Married/ living with partner
3 (50)
7 (100)
4 (57)
5 (83)
2 (67)
2 (67)
4 (57)
3 (100)
5 (56)
11(100)
Health Insurance
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Insured
5 (83)
7 (100)
5 (71)
6 (100)
3 (100)
3 (100)
7 (100)
3 (100)
9 (100)
11(100)
Relationship to Patient
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Spouse
0 (0)
6 (86)
1 (14)
4 (67)
2 (67)
1 (33)
1 (14)
3 (100)
3 (33)
8 (73)
   Parent/Parent-in-law
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (28)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (22)
2 (18)
   Child
2 (33)
1 (14)
1 (14)
1 (17)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
1 (11)
0 (0)
   Sibling
2 (33)
0 (0)
2 (28)
0 (0)
1 (33)
1 (33)
4 (57)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
   Cousin
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
2 (22)
0 (0)
   Other/Friend 2 (33) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (17) 0 (0) 1 (33) 2 (28) 0 (0) 1 (11) 1 (9)

*AA abbreviated for African American; ¥ Does not total to 100%; AA pre-ESRD missing 1 (17), AA HD missing 1 (17), AA PD missing 1 (14), AA transplant missing 1 (11); *Does not total to 100%, non-AA HHD missing 1 (33); € Does not total to 100%; AA pre-ESRD missing 1 (17), non-AA pre-ESRD missing 1 (14), AA HHD missing 1 (33), non-AA HD missing 2 (67); † Does not total to 100%; AA HD family missing 1 (14).