Table 1 Selected Characteristics of Network 6 Dialysis Facilities and Staff Survey, 2012
Facility and Patient Characteristics | Study Population | Georgia | North Carolina | South Carolina | Significance Testa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n = 545 Median (IQR) | n = 259 Median (IQR) | n = 174 Median (IQR) | n = 112 Median (IQR) |  |
Facility characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Test Statistic b |
 Number of patients per facility, median | 43 (30.0, 67.0) | 40 (28.0, 63.0) | 50 (30.0, 79.0) | 45 (33.0, 60.0) | 9.65 (<0.001) |
 Number of staff, median | 11 (7.0, 15.0) | 9 (7.0, 14.0) | 12 (8.0, 17.0) | 12 (7.0, 17.0) | 11.91 (0.00) |
 For profit facilities, (%) | 87.1 | 88.4 | 84.6 | 87.7 | 1.36 (0.00) |
Patient characteristics | |||||
 Patient age, median | 61 (58.4, 65.0) | 61 (58.0, 65.2) | 62 (59.2, 65.0) | 61 (58.6, 64.0) | 1.62 (0.49) |
 Female, (%) (Mean, SD) | 47 (7.7) | 47 (8.2) | 45 (6.8) | 47 (7.5) | 2.53 (0.08) |
 African American, (%) | 60 (38.4, 75.0) | 61 (35.7, 76.9) | 57 (36.3, 74.4) | 62 (42.8, 78.9) | 5.28 (0.24) |
 Non-Hispanic white, % | 37 (21.0, 57.2) | 36 (20.0, 59.2) | 40 (22.7, 57.1) | 37 (21.0, 55.5) | 2.88 (0.50) |
 Uninsured, (%) | 9 (0.0, 16.6) | 8 (0.0, 17.6) | 8 (0.0, 13.7) | 10 (0.0, 18.8) | 4.05 (0.28) |
 Unemployed, (%) | 71 (5.8, 100.0) | 66 (50.0, 91.6) | 71 (57.1, 91.6) | 75 (60.0, 100.0) | 10.45 (0.05) |
 Years on dialysis, median | 5 (4.2, 5.4) | 5 (4.19, 5.5) | 5 (4.1, 5.1) | 5 (4.4, 5.6) | 5.84 (0.05) |