Table 2.
Baseline patient characteristics overall and by randomized group
| Overall | YPT | SOC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N=802) | (N= 407) | (N= 395) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 53.0 (13.1) | 52.7 (13.0) | 53.2 (13.3) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Men | 486 (60.6) | 239 (58.7) | 247 (62.5) |
| Women | 316 (39.4) | 168 (41.3) | 148 (37.5) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic Black | 200 (24.9) | 108 (26.5) | 92 (23.3) |
| Hispanic | 313 (39.0) | 155 (38.0) | 158 (40.0) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 279 (34.7) | 138 (33.8) | 141 (35.7) |
| Other | 11 (1.4) | 7 (1.7) | 4 (1.0) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |||
| Diabetes | 350 (43.6) | 157 (38.6) | 193 (48.9) |
| Hypertension | 661 (82.4) | 337 (82.8) | 324 (82.0) |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 89 (11.1) | 44 (10.8) | 45 (11.4) |
| Insurance, n (%) | |||
| Medicare | 122 (15.3) | 56 (13.9) | 66 (16.8) |
| Medicaid | 221 (27.7) | 119 (29.5) | 102 (26.0) |
| Private Insurance (i.e. HMO, PPO) | 427 (53.6) | 221 (54.7) | 206 (52.4) |
| Don’t know | 7 (0.9) | 2 (0.5) | 5 (1.3) |
| Other insurance | 20 (2.5) | 6 (1.5) | 14 (3.6) |
| On dialysis, n (%) | 560 (69.8) | 275 (67.6) | 285 (72.2) |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| 8th grade or less | 19 (2.4) | 6 (1.5) | 13 (3.3) |
| Some high school | 56 (7.0) | 23 (5.7) | 33 (8.4) |
| High School Diploma or GED | 197 (24.6) | 101 (24.8) | 96 (24.3) |
| Some college or vocational school | 253 (31.6) | 129 (31.7) | 124 (31.4) |
| College or vocational school degree | 182 (22.7) | 100 (24.6) | 82 (20.8) |
| Some professional or graduate school | 21 (2.6) | 10 (2.5) | 11 (2.8) |
| Professional or graduate degree | 74 (9.2) | 38 (9.3) | 36 (9.1) |
| Transplant Education, n (%) | |||
| Read brochures about transplants | 504 (62.8) | 258 (63.4) | 246 (62.3) |
| Watched videos | 215 (26.8) | 111 (27.3) | 104 (26.3) |
| Browsed Internet websites | 429 (53.5) | 222 (54.5) | 207 (52.4) |
| Talked to doctors and other medical staff | 701 (87.4) | 357 (87.7) | 344 (87.1) |