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. 2022 May 5;7(7):1630–1642. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.04.088

Table 1.

US national sample characteristics by adult patient group, 2015 to 2019

Outcomes (weighted %) NCC (n = 117,235) HTN/DM (n = 32,290) CKD (n = 2544)
Past-year any mental illnessa,b 17 20 27
Past-year SMIa,b 4 5 7
Past-year any MH treatmenta,c,d 12 18 21
Past-year unmet MH care needs 5 5 6
Covariates (weighted %)
Predisposing characteristics
Malee 49 46 44
Age,a,b yr old
22–29 22 3 4
30–49 45 21 17
50–64 23 36 27
65+ 10 40 52
Race/ethnicitya,f
Non-Hispanic White 61 67 70
Hispanic 18 12 12
Non-Hispanic Black 11 14 12
Other 9 7 6
Enabling characteristics
Insurancea,b
Private insurance 68 67 59
Medicaid/CHIP 12 12 18
Medicare 4 12 18
Tricare, Champus, VA, Military health 2 2 1
Uninsured 13 5 4
Other insurance 2.4 1.3 0.6
Family income,a,b FPL
 <100% 13 12 15
 100%–200% 19 21 25
 >200% 68 67 61
Received any governmental assistancea,b 17 19 24
Employment statusa,b
 Employed full time or part time 72 49 31
 Unemployed 5 3 2
 Other/not in labor force 24 49 67
Educationa,f
 Less than high school 12 13 14
 High school graduate 23 26 27
 Some college 29 31 33
 College graduate or higher 36 30 26
Need-related characteristics
Self-rated fair or poor healtha,b,g 8 25 46
Ever told had one or more other chronic conditions (excl. diabetes, high blood pressure, and CKD)b,h 38 61
Smoking statusa
Never smoked 39 37 36
Current smoker 22 15 15
Former smoker 40 48 50
Alcohol usea,b
Never used 13 14 18
Current user 60 48 36
Former user 27 38 46
Ever used illicit druga,c 53 47 42

CKD, adults with chronic kidney disease; excl., excluding; FPL, federal poverty level; HTN/DM, adults with hypertension and/or diabetes but not chronic kidney disease; MH, mental health; NCC, no chronic conditions; SMI, serious mental illness.

Hypertension, diabetes, CKD, and other comorbid conditions identified using survey item: “Please read the list and type in the numbers of all of the conditions that a doctor or other health care professional has ever told you that you had.” Reporting the results of tests for equivalence based on Pearson χ2 statistics corrected for survey design, excluding missing values.

a

For comparisons between NCC and CKD: P < 0.001.

b

For comparisons between HTN/DM and CKD: P < 0.001.

c

For comparisons between HTN/DM and CKD: P < 0.01.

d

Any mental treatment include any use of inpatient, outpatient, and prescription medication treatment for MH.

e

For comparisons between NCC and CKD: P < 0.01.

f

For comparisons between HTN/DM and CKD: P < 0.05.

g

Versus excellent/very good/good.

h

Comparison excludes NCC. Chronic conditions include heart condition, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic bronchitis, cirrhosis, hepatitis B or C, asthma, HIV or AIDS, and cancer.