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Table 2 Descriptive results for study participants overall (n = 90)

From: Pathways to potentially preventable hospitalizations for diabetes and heart failure: a qualitative analysis of patient perspectives

 

Total

Demographics

n (%)

Race/Ethnicity

 

 Asian

12 (13.3)

 Native Hawaiian

36 (40.0)

 Other Pacific Islander

14 (15.7)

 Filipino

11 (12.2)

 White

17 (18.9)

Education

 

  < High School

20 (20.2)

 High School Graduate

66 (73.3)

 College Graduate

3 (3.3)

 College Degree+

1 (1.1)

REALM

 

 Low Health Literacy (<12 Grade Reading Level)

48 (53.3)

Age Group

 

 18–64

64 (71.1)

 65+

26 (28.9)

Female

 
 

30 (33.3)

Family Income

 

  < $20,000

32 (35.6)

 $20,000–$39,999

20 (22.2)

 $40,000+

9 (10.0)

 Missing

29 (32.2)

Insured

 
 

81 (90.0)

Usual Source of Care

 
 

78 (87.6)

Same-Hospital Readmission

 

 Any Readmission

55 (65.5)

 Average number of CVD Readmissions (range 1–6)

1.97 (SD:1.28)

 Average number of DM Readmissions (range 1–6)

2.11 (SD: 1.29)

Type of hospitalization (from chart)

 

 Diabetes

31 (34.4)

 Heart Disease

26 (28.9)

 Both Diabetes and Heart Disease

33 (36.7)