Table 4 Facility characteristics by annual facility ultrafiltration rate and target weight measure scoresa
From: Target weight achievement and ultrafiltration rate thresholds: potential patient implications
Ultrafiltration Rate Measure and Target Weight Measureb | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | ≤75th percentile for both measures (n = 1062) | >75th percentile for one but not both measures (n = 682) | >75th percentile for both measures (n = 130) |
Geographic region | |||
Northeast | 115 (10.8) | 75 (11.0) | 5 (3.8) |
Midwest | 267 (25.1) | 157 (23.0) | 27 (20.8) |
South | 521 (49.1) | 286 (41.9) | 47 (36.2) |
West | 159 (15.0) | 164 (24.0) | 51 (39.2) |
Monthly facility size (number of patients) | 58.6 ± 35.9 | 62.6 ± 39.5 | 68.2 ± 41.4 |
Household income ($)c | 51,870 ± 20,062 | 52,300 ± 19,911 | 48,750 ± 19,211 |
Age < 50 years | 18.1 ± 8.1 | 19.0 ± 8.0 | 21.5 ± 7.2 |
Black race | 35.1 ± 30.4 | 36.3 ± 30.9 | 34.0 ± 31.4 |
Black race >50% of facility patients | 337 (31.7) | 219 (32.1) | 38 (29.2) |
Hispanic ethnicity | 12.1 ± 19.1 | 14.8 ± 21.0 | 22.8 ± 26.8 |
Hispanic ethnicity >25% of facility patients | 163 (15.3) | 143 (21.0) | 46 (35.4) |
Heart failure balance >25% of facility patients | 603 (56.8) | 383 (56.2) | 76 (58.5) |
Prescribed TT <240 min | 67.1 ± 19.6 | 76.5 ± 16.2 | 83.0 ± 10.7 |
Prescribed TT <240 min >50% of facility patients | 849 (79.9) | 633 (92.8) | 130 (100.0) |
Prescribed UF rate ≥ 13 mL/h/kg | 15.4 ± 7.5 | 23.2 ± 10.6 | 30.4 ± 8.5 |
Prescribed UF rate ≥ 13 mL/h/kg >33% of facility patients | 19 (1.8) | 107 (15.7) | 46 (35.4) |