The Health Status of Patients of a Student-Run Free Medical Clinic in Inner-City Buffalo, NY

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Table 1.

Demographics of Adult Patients (n = 469) at Student-run Free Clinic*

Characteristic	Patients From LFMC (%)	Western New York (%)
Sex (n = 446)
Male	35.7	47
Female	64.3	53
Age range (n = 469)
20–29	29.4	NA
30–39	27.3	NA
40–49	26.2	NA
50–59	11.3	NA
≥60	5.8	NA
Race/ethnicity (n = 431)
African-American	86.8	4
White	9.0	93
Other	1.2	2
Hispanic	3.0	2
Level of education (n = 408)
≤8th grade	2.9	NA
Some high school	26.2	NA
High school graduate/GED	29.4	NA
Some college/training after high school	29.7	NA
College graduate	8.6	NA
Postgraduate education or degree	3.2	NA
Paid employment status (n = 412)
Not in paid employment	48.1	NA
Full-time	27.2	NA
Part-time	20.9	NA
Self-employed	3.8	NA
Not in paid employment (n = 163)
Looking for work	33.1	NA
Disabled/medical reason	22.7	NA
Student	17.2	NA
Homemaker	7.4	NA
Retired	6.7	NA
Laid off	6.7	NA
Other	6.2	NA
Average yearly income (n = 386)
<$10,000	68.6	19

* Unduplicated self-report data from Health Risk Assessment Questionnaire administered to patients presenting at clinic.
LFMC, Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic; GED, General Education Development; NA, not available.

Table 2.

Frequency of Health Conditions Among Adult Patients at a Student-run Clinic (n = 469)

Physical Conditions	Free Clinic (%)	Region (%)	Mental Conditions	Free Clinic (%)	Region (%)
Obesity^*	40.2	18.4	PRIME-MD somatoform	33.5	NA
Hypertension^†	25.6	16.6	PRIME-MD anxiety	30.1	NA
Asthma^†	12.8	7.0	Anxiety^†	6.8	4.8
Arthritis^†	11.5	18.2	PRIME-MD depression	13.0	NA
High cholesterol^†	11.5	12.3	Depression^†	9.0	5.2
Diabetes^†	8.1	6.1	PRIME-MD eating disorder	6.0	NA

* Percentages based on measurements taken in physical exam. n = 381.
† Response to questionnaire item asking if patient has ever been diagnosed with the conditions by a health professional.
PRIME-MD, Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders; NA, not available. Regional values are from reference 42.