Table 1.
Characteristics of 1726 Patients with eGFR-Based CKD Who Have Active PCP Follow-up by Patient Language Preference
| Non-English | English | Total | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| n = 287 | n = 1439 | n = 1726 | ||
| Demographic characteristics | ||||
| Age | < 0.001 | |||
| 22–64 | 33 (12%) | 571 (40%) | 604 (35%) | |
| 65–74 | 106 (37%) | 601 (42%) | 707 (41%) | |
| 75–80 | 148 (52%) | 267 (19%) | 415 (24%) | |
| Male | 125 (44%) | 762 (53%) | 887 (51%) | 0.004 |
| Race/ethnicity | < 0.001 | |||
| White | 34 (12%) | 754 (52%) | 788 (46%) | |
| Asian/API | 178 (62%) | 266 (19%) | 444 (26%) | |
| Black | 2 (1%) | 239 (17%) | 241 (14%) | |
| Hisp/Latino | 38 (13%) | 90 (6%) | 128 (7%) | |
| Other | 35 (12%) | 90 (6%) | 125 (7%) | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Cerebrovascular disease | 46 (16%) | 166 (12%) | 212 (12%) | 0.03 |
| Congestive heart failure | 34 (12%) | 134 (9%) | 168 (10%) | 0.19 |
| Coronary artery disease | 80 (28%) | 304 (21%) | 384 (22%) | 0.01 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 163 (57%) | 540 (38%) | 703 (41%) | < 0.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 213 (74%) | 970 (67%) | 1183 (69%) | 0.02 |
| Hypertension | 255 (89%) | 1144 (80%) | 1399 (81%) | < 0.001 |
| Insurance | ||||
| Insurance type | < 0.001 | |||
| Medicare | 220 (77%) | 817 (57%) | 1037 (60%) | |
| MedicareAdv/private | 30 (11%) | 460 (32%) | 490 (28%) | |
| Medicaid/Medi-cal | 36 (13%) | 143 (10%) | 179 (10%) | |
| Self-pay/CoveredCA | 1 (0%) | 19 (1%) | 20 (1%) | |
| Care utilization | ||||
| PC visits | < 0.001 | |||
| 1–4 | 49 (17%) | 523 (36%) | 572 (33%) | |
| 5–6 | 55 (19%) | 254 (18%) | 309 (18%) | |
| 7–9 | 103 (36%) | 363 (25%) | 466 (27%) | |
| > 10 | 80 (28%) | 299 (21%) | 379 (22%) | |
| CKD stage | ||||
| eGFR | 0.80 | |||
| 15–29.99 | 22 (8%) | 128 (9%) | 150 (9%) | |
| 30–44.99 | 61 (21%) | 298 (21%) | 359 (21%) | |
| 45–59.99 | 204 (71%) | 1013 (70%) | 1217 (71%) | |