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Table 1 Participant characteristics at first CKD 4 visit

From: Dialysis decision-making process by Chinese American patients at an urban, academic medical center: a retrospective chart review

 

All (N = 180)

Chinese American (N = 82)

Others (N = 98)

p-value

Female, n (%)

66 (36.7)

27 (32.9)

39 (39.8)

0.34

Age, mean (SD)

64.1 (13.9) [N = 174]

69.8 (10.9) [N = 81]

59.1 (14.4) [N = 93]

 < 0.0001

Race, n (%)

 White

  

45 (45.9)

 

 Black

  

30 (30.6)

 

 Hispanic

  

9 (9.2)

 

 Other

  

14 (14.3)

 

Language spoken, n (%)

 English

95 (52.8)

10 (12.2)

85 (86.7)

 < 0.0001

 Cantonese

62 (34.4)

61 (74.4)

1 (1.0)

 < 0.0001

 Mandarin

6 (3.3)

6 (7.3)

0 (0.0)

0.008

 Spanish

4 (2.2)

0 (0.0)

4 (4.1)

0.13

 Vietnamese

7 (3.9)

0 (0.0)

7 (7.1)

0.016

 Other

9 (5.0)

7 (8.5)

2 (2.0)

0.08

Interpreter required, n (%)

73 (41.5)

62 (79.5)

11 (11.2)

 < 0.0001

Religion reported, n (%)

106 (58.9)

28 (34.2)

78 (79.6)

 < 0.0001

Hypertension, n (%)

162 (91.5)

76 (92.7)

86 (90.5)

0.61

Prior kidney transplant, n (%)

19 (11.0)

2 (2.6)

17 (17.9)

0.0013

Prior dialysis treatment, n (%)

20 (11.7)

3 (3.9)

17 (18.1)

0.004

Healthcare proxy completed, n (%)

81 (45.8)

28 (34.6)

53 (55.2)

0.006