Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Medicare Hospitalized Patients
| Medicare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Non-ICU | ICU | |
| Sample (n) | 78,501,532 | 18,313,637 |
| Patient Characteristics | ||
| Age (years) | 78.5 | 77.4 |
| Sex (% female) | 57.7 | 49.8 |
| van Walraven-Elixhauser score | 8.0 | 11.1 |
| Geographic Characteristics (%) | ||
| North Central | 24.7 | 24.2 |
| Northeast | 19.6 | 16.7 |
| South | 40.0 | 43.0 |
| West | 16.0 | 15.8 |
| Unknown/Other | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Patient Race/Ethnicity (%) | ||
| White | 82.6 | 80.3 |
| Black | 9.2 | 10.0 |
| Other | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Asian | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Hispanic | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| Native American | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Unknown | 0.5 | 0.4 |
This Table shows the baseline characteristics of the hospitalized patients 100% Medicare Fee-for-Service data for Medicare patients between 2008–2019.