Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | All patients |
|---|---|
| N = 40 | |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 56 (13) |
| Male gender, n (%) | 20 (50) |
| Hispanic/white, n (%) | 40 (100) |
| Language, n (%) | |
| Spanish | 28 (70) |
| English | 12 (30) |
| Did not complete high school, n (%) | 25 (63) |
| Married/domestic partner, n (%) | 16 (40) |
| Employed, n (%) | 2 (5) |
| Income, n (%) | |
| Less than $15K | 33 (83) |
| $15–30K | 7 (17) |
| History of diabetes, n (%) | 30 (75) |
| History of CVD, n (%) | 7 (18) |
| Charlson comorbidity index score, mean standard deviation | 7.2 ± 2.7 |
| Laboratory values, mean (SD) | |
| Creatinine, mg/dL | 8.9 (3.7) |
| Serum albumin, g/dL | 3.7 (0.5) |
| Hemoglobin, g/dL | 10.4 (1.9) |
| Phosphorus, mg/dL | 4.8 (1.4) |
| KDQOL-36 SF, mean (SD) | |
| Burden of kidney disease | 33 (27) |
| Symptoms/problems | 68 (21) |
| SF-12 physical health composite | 33 (1) |
| SF-23 mental health composite | 45 (13) |
| PHQ-9, median (IQR) | 4 (1,10) |
| PHQ-9 ≥ 10, n (%) | 13 (30) |
| ESAS-r:Renal, mean (SD) | |
| Symptoms present | 6 (3) |
| Symptoms moderate/severe | 5 (4) |
| GAD-7, median (IQR) | 4 (1, 9) |
| GAD-7 ≥ 10, n (%) | 10 (25) |
SD, standard deviation; KDQOL-SF, Kidney Dialysis Quality of Life Short Form; ESAS-r:Renal Modified Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire-9; GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7; IQR, interquartile range; CVD, cardiovascular disease.