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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2019 Jul 29;219(6):926–931. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2019.07.038

Table 1.

Reporting Rates of sociodemographic factors

Sociodemographic Category Sociodemographic Variable Reported N= 41 articles
Identity ≥1 Identity Variable 41 (100%)
Age 40 (97.6%)
Biologic sex 40 (97.6%)
Race (any information) 20 (48.8%)
Race: White 19 (46.3%)
Race: Black, African American 14 (34.1%)
Race: American Indian or Alaska Native 2 (4.9%)
Race: Asian 2 (4.9%)
Race: Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1 (2.4%)
Race: Some other race or origin 8 (19.5%)
Race: More than 2 races (multiracial) 1 (2.4%)
Ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino) 11 (26.8%)
Language 2 (4.9%)
Gender identity 0
Sexual orientation 0
Individual-Level ≥1 Individual Variable 26 (63.4%)
Educational attainment 10 (24.4%)
Employment status 6 (14.6%)
Income 5 (12.2%)
Geographic information (rurality/zip code/region) 1 (2.4%)
Insurance 4 (9.8%)
Functional status 9 (22%)
Quality of life 1 (2.4%)
Health literacy 0
Pain catastrophizing 0
Interpersonal-Level ≥1 Interpersonal Variable 3 (7.3%)
Partner/Marital status 3 (7.3%)
Household size 0
Children (≤18 years) 0
Caregiver status 0
Instrumental support 0
Emotional support 0
Trust in the medical profession 0
Clinical Health ≥1 Clinical health variable 38 (92.7%)
Disease characteristics of condition studied 36 (87.8%)
Comorbidities 19 (46.3%)
BMI 18 (43.9%)
Prior treatments related to the condition studied 11 (26.8%)
Smoking 8 (19.5%)
Alcohol use 2 (4.9%)
Mental Health (any information) 6 (14.6%)
Depression 2 (4.9%)
Anxiety 0
Other mental health information 6 (14.6%)