Table 1.

Differentiators – reasons for discharge for COPD patients

	Age at admission <85 AND ethnicity = white (n = 168)	Age at admission >85 AND ethnicity = white (n = 29)
Died	72 (42.8%)	19 (65.5%)
Transfer	12 (7.1%)	0
Hospitalized	17 (10.1%)	1 (3.4%)
Discharged with goals met	38 (22.6%)	2 (6.8%)
Services no longer needed	24 (14.4%)	4 (13.8%)
Other	5 (3%)	3 (10.3%)