Table 1.
Patient characteristics, stratified by clinician’s binary Surprise Question response
| Characteristic, n (%) Unless Otherwise Noted | Total Completed REDCap | SQ “Yes” | SQ “No” | P Value |
| (n=95) | (n=68) | (n=27) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 74.7 (8.4) | 72.1 (7.0) | 81.1 (8.3) | <0.001 |
| Female | 50.0 (53%) | 41.0 (60%) | 9.0 (33%) | 0.032 |
| Race | 0.329 | |||
| White | 64.0 (67) | 44.0 (65) | 20.0 (74) | |
| Black | 29.0 (31) | 23.0 (34) | 6.0 (22) | |
| Marital status | 0.556 | |||
| Married | 48.0 (51) | 31.0 (46) | 17.0 (63) | |
| Divorced/separated | 14.0 (15) | 12.0 (18) | 2.0 (7) | |
| Widow/widower | 14.0 (15) | 10.0 (15) | 4.0 (15) | |
| Single | 18.0 (19) | 14.0 (21) | 4.0 (15) | |
| Charlson comorbidity index, mean (SD) | 5.7 (2.9) | 5.6 (3.0) | 6.1 (2.7) | 0.449 |
| Hypertension | 86.0 (91) | 63.0 (93) | 23.0 (85) | 0.268 |
| Diabetes | 40.0 (42) | 32.0 (47) | 8.0 (30) | 0.186 |
| Dyslipidemia | 74.0 (78) | 54.0 (79) | 19.0 (70) | 0.501 |
| Coronary artery disease | 67.0 (71) | 47.0 (69) | 20.0 (74) | 0.819 |
| Congestive heart failure | 34.0 (36) | 22.0 (32) | 12.0 (44) | 0.383 |
| Laboratory tests, mean (SD) | ||||
| eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m2) | 19.5 (7.4) | 20.7 (7.5) | 16.3 (6.2) | 0.004 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.8) | 3.0 (1.0) | 0.032 |
| Serum albumin (g/dl) | 3.8 (0.5) | 3.8 (0.4) | 3.6 (0.5) | 0.023 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 11.1 (1.6) | 11.4 (1.7) | 10.4 (1.2) | 0.001 |
| Hospitalization prior 1 yr | 33.0 (35) | 18.0 (27) | 15.0 (56) | 0.013 |
| 0 visit | 62.0 (65) | 50.0 (74) | 12.0 (44) | |
| 1 visit | 21.0 (22) | 13.0 (19) | 8.0 (30) | |
| 2+ visits | 12.0 (13) | 5.0 (7) | 7.0 (26) |