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