Among AYA with CKD/ESKD, there were no differences between the low and adequate health literacy groups on health care utilization outcomes when modeling clinical outcomes (total hospitalizations, preventable hospitalizations, ED visits, and length of hospital stay) after adjusting for demographics and disease type. This suggests that other factors warrant consideration in healthcare utilization rates.
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