Table 2.
Differences in community characteristics by quartiles of vascular surgeon supply
| Variable | Surgeon supply quartile (number of surgeons per 1000 patients with ESKD), mean (SD)a |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| First (<8.6) | Second (8.6 to <10.6) | Third (10.6–<13.6) | Fourth (≥13.6) | |
| % White population, 2010 | 64.9 (17.0) | 67.2 (16.9) | 71.0 (17.6) | 77.7 (14.9) |
| % persons in poverty, 2017 | 16.3 (5.6) | 15.5 (5.4) | 14.5 (5.0) | 13.1 (4.7) |
| % Persons 25+ w/<HS diploma, 2013–2017 | 16.1 (6.3) | 16.0 (6.6) | 12.9 (4.6) | 11.2 (4.4) |
| Unemployment rate, age 16+, 2017 | 5.2 (1.4) | 4.8 (1.5) | 4.5 (1.1) | 4.4 (1.1) |
| Per capita personal income ($), 2017 | 45,801 (11,708) | 46,969 (11,273) | 50,686 (18,031) | 50,758 (14,237) |
| Per capita personal income ($), median (IQR) | 43,074 (38,816–50,197) | 45,642 (38,614–53,300) | 47,365 (41,202–55,859) | 46,829 (40,960–58,048) |
| % Urban population, 2010 | 81.6 (24.2) | 80.6 (26.4) | 79.8 (25.3) | 79.0 (24.8) |
ANOVA, analysis of variance; ESKD, end-stage kidney disease; HS, high school; IQR, interquartile range; w, with.
a
P < 0.001 by ANOVA analysis.