|
Characteristic
|
Patients (N = 200)a
|
|---|
|
Sex
|
|
Male
|
107 (54%)
|
|
Female
|
93 (47%)
|
|
Age (years)
|
|
18–29
|
6 (3%)
|
|
30–-39
|
18 (9%)
|
|
40–49
|
25 (13%)
|
|
50–59
|
44 (22%)
|
|
60–69
|
64 (32%)
|
|
Over 70
|
43 (22%)
|
|
Race
|
|
White
|
67 (34%)
|
|
Black
|
123 (62%)
|
|
Asian
|
4 (2%)
|
|
Native American
|
5 (3%)
|
|
Hawaiian
|
1 (<1%)
|
|
Ethnicity
|
|
Hispanic
|
9 (5%)
|
|
Not Hispanic
|
191 (96%)
|
|
Employment status
|
|
Full time
|
10 (5%)
|
|
Part time
|
17 (9%)
|
|
Retired
|
83 (42%)
|
|
Not employed
|
90 (45%)
|
|
Education
|
|
Less than high school
|
17 (9%)
|
|
High school
|
79 (40%)
|
|
Some college
|
56 (28%)
|
|
College degree
|
33 (17%)
|
|
Graduate school
|
15 (8%)
|
|
Annual household income
|
|
Less than US$20,000
|
59 (30%)
|
|
US$20,000–US$39,999
|
53 (27%)
|
|
US$40,000–US$59,999
|
36 (18%)
|
|
US$60,000–US$79,999
|
23 (12%)
|
|
Over US$80,000
|
25 (13%)
|
|
Years on dialysis
|
|
Less than 1 year
|
35 (18%)
|
|
1–3 years
|
59 (30%)
|
|
3–5 years
|
48 (24%)
|
|
More than 5 years
|
58 (29%)
|
|
Hospitalizations in past year
|
|
None
|
62 (31%)
|
|
1
|
35 (18%)
|
|
2
|
40 (20%)
|
|
3–5
|
51 (26%)
|
|
More than 5
|
12 (6%)
|
|
Medical conditions
|
|
Hypertension
|
171 (91%)
|
|
Heart disease
|
84 (45%)
|
|
Diabetes
|
84 (45%)
|
|
Chronic pulmonary diseases
|
23 (12%)
|
|
Malignancy
|
18 (10%)
|
|
Research Attitude Questionnaireb
|
28 (25–30)
|
|
Revised Healthcare System Distrust Scalec
|
23 (18.5–27)
|
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aData are presented as number (percentage) and median (IQR) for categorical and continuous data, respectively. Percentages do not add up to 100% due to rounding
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bHigher scores indicate a more favorable view of biomedical research
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cHigher scores indicate more distrust of the healthcare system
