Table 1.
Sample demographics
| Characteristic | Total n (%), n = 150 | CKD aware n (%), n = 132 (88%) | CKD unaware, n = 18 (12%) | P valuea |
| Gender | 0.087 | |||
| Male | 70 (47) | 65 (49) | 5 (27) | |
| Female | 80 (53) | 67 (51) | 13 (72) | |
| Race | ||||
| White | 60 (40) | 54 (41) | 6 (33) | 0.625 |
| Native American | 9 (6) | 8 (6) | 1 (6) | |
| Black | 6 (4) | 6 (4) | 0 (0) | |
| Hispanic/Latin American | 62 (41) | 54 (41) | 8 (44) | |
| Otherb | 13 (9) | 10 (8) | 3 (17) | |
| Age (yr, 21-90) | ||||
| 21-40 | 15 (10) | 10 (8) | 5 (28) | 0.027 |
| 41-60 | 67 (45) | 61 (46) | 6 (33) | |
| ≥ 61 | 68 (45) | 61 (46) | 7 (39) | |
| Education | ||||
| Some high school | 22 (15) | 21 (16) | 1 (6) | 0.258 |
| High school graduate or GEDd | 38 (25) | 31 (61) | 7 (39) | |
| Some college and above | 90 (60) | 80 (61) | 10 (56) | |
| Health Insurance | ||||
| Medicare | 35 (23) | 33 (25) | 2 (11) | 0.437 |
| Medicaid | 12 (8) | 11 (8) | 1 (6) | |
| Medicare and Medicaid | 18 (12) | 17 (13) | 1 (6) | |
| Private and Other | 30 (20) | 25 (19) | 5 (28) | |
| Otherc | 55 (37) | 46 (35) | 9 (50) | |
| Annual household income | ||||
| < $15000 | 69 (46) | 64 (48) | 5 (28) | 0.176 |
| $15000-30000 | 42 (28) | 34 (26) | 8 (44) | |
| > $30000 | 39 (26) | 34 (26) | 5 (28) | |
| CKD stage (KDOQI guidelines) | ||||
| Stage 1 | 8 (5) | 4 (3) | 4 (22) | < 0.001 |
| Stage 2 | 17 (11) | 11 (8) | 6 (33) | |
| Stage 3 | 75 (50) | 69 (52) | 6 (33) | |
| Stage 4 | 50 (33) | 48 (36) | 2 (11) | |
| CKD cause | ||||
| Hypertension | 30 (20) | 28 (21) | 2 (11) | 0.088 |
| Diabetes | 19 (13) | 18 (14) | 1 (6) | |
| Diabetes and hypertension | 28 (19) | 25 (19) | 3 (17) | |
| Glomerulonephritis | 26 (17) | 18 (14) | 8 (44) | |
| Cystic disease | 4 (3) | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | |
| Urologic disease | 8 (5) | 8 (6) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 30 (20) | 27 (21) | 3 (17) | |
| Unknown | 5 (3) | 4 (3) | 1 (6) | |
| Health literacy level | ||||
| Low | 95 (63) | 84 (64) | 11 (61) | 0.513 |
| Adequate | 55 (37) | 48 (36) | 7 (39) |
a
χ2 contingency coefficient comparing demographics and CKD awareness; bold numerals, P < 0.05 ;
b
Race: Other: Asian 6 (4%) and other 3 (2%);
c
Health insurance “Other”: Uninsured 4 (3%), private 6 (4%), Indian Health Service 1 (0.7%), and other 51 (34%). CKD: Chronic kidney disease; GED: General Education Development; KDOQI: Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative.