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. 2017 Oct 23;18:319. doi: 10.1186/s12882-017-0739-7

Table 2.

Participant survey characteristics collected in 2016 among Latino non-ESRD and Dialysis patients from Los Angeles County

Characteristic Non-ESRD
n = 47 (100%)
Dialysisa
n = 26 (100%)
Age, mean (SD) 70.5 (8.1) 70.5 (9.2)
Female, n (%) 32 (68.1) 12 (46.2)
Country of origin, n (%)
 United States (US) 7 (14.9) 3 (11.6)
 Mexico 37 (78.7) 18 (69.2)
 Central America 3 (6.4) 5 (19.2)
Years lived in the US if born elsewhere, n (%)
  ≥ 30 years 31 (66) 15 (57.7)
Prefer communicating in Spanish, n (%) 47 (100) 24 (92.3)
Married, n (%) 19 (40.4) 15 (57.7)
Education level completed, n (%)
 Less than primary grade school (≤8th) 28 (59.6) 15 (57.7)
 Secondary grade school (9th – 12th) 14 (29.8) 9 (34.6)
 College or higher 5 (10.6) 2 (7.7)
Annual Income, n (%)
  < $15,000 21 (44.7) 16 (61.5)
  ≥ $15,000 18 (38.3) 7 (27)
 No answer or do not know 8 (17.0) 3 (11.5)
Health Insurance, n (%)
 Medicare-Medicaid 19 (40.4) 10 (38.5)
 Medicare 8 (17) 5 (19.2)
 Medicaid 8 (17) 7 (26.9)
 Kaiser or other HMO 4 (8.5) 2 (7.7)
 Uninsured 5 (10.7) 0 (0)
 No answer or do not know 3 (6.4) 2 (7.7)
Self-rated health, n (%)
 Excellent/Very Good/Good 25 (53.2) 10 (38.5)
 Fair/Poor 22 (46.8) 16 (61.5)
Co-morbidities categorical, n (%)
  ≤ 2 9 (19.1) 0 (0)
  ≥ 3 38 (80.9) 26 (100)
One or more ED visits in past year,b n (%) 18 (38.3) 18 (69.2)
Have one or more functional limitations,c n (%) 18 (38.3) 18 (69.2)

US United States, HMO health maintenance organization, ED emergency department

aESRD on dialysis group includes patients on hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis

bSelf-reported ED visits

c Self-reported functional limitation