Table 2.
Patient Factors Associated with Seeing at Least One Hospital Physician in the First Month After Discharge from Hospital
| Follow-up Visit with a Hospital Physician | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients (N= 938,833) | Yes (N= 474,971, 50.6%) | No (N= 463,862, 49.4%) | P Value |
| Mean age, y (SD) | 58.7 (18.3) | 56.0 (19.4) | <.0001 |
| Charlson score = 0, n(%) | 344,504 (72.5) | 350,038 (75.5) | <.0001 |
| Hospitalized in last 6 months, n(%) | 56,414 (11.9) | 58,018 (12.5) | <.0001 |
| Diagnostic risk scores, n(%) | |||
| <0.66 | 103,183 (21.7) | 115,072 (24.8) | <.0001 |
| 0.66 to 0.92 | 164,124 (34.5) | 158,774 (34.2) | |
| 0.92 to 1.26 | 136,728 (28.8) | 127,456 (27.5) | |
| >1.26 | 70,936 (14.9) | 62,560 (13.5) | |
| Medical admission | 370,814 (78.1) | 348,540 (75.1) | <.0001 |
| Patients with ≥1 follow-up (N= 751,775) | Yes (N= 474,971, 63.2%) | No (N= 276,804, 36.8%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, y (SD) | 58.7 (18.3) | 57.1 (18.8) | <.0001 |
| Charlson Score = 0, n(%) | 344,504 (72.5) | 205,170 (74.1) | <.0001 |
| Hospitalized in last 6 months, n(%) | 56,414 (11.9) | 35,983 (13.0) | <.0001 |
| Diagnostic risk scores, n(%) | |||
| <0.66 | 103,183 (21.7) | 70,784 (25.6) | <.0001 |
| 0.66 to 0.92 | 164,124 (34.5) | 93,037 (33.6) | |
| 0.92 to 1.26 | 136,728 (28.8) | 74,751 (27.0) | |
| >1.26 | 70,936 (14.9) | 38,232 (13.8) | |
| Medical admission, n(%) | 370,814 (78.1) | 206,804 (74.7) | <.0001 |
The top portion of the table compares all patients based upon who did and who did not see a hospital physician after discharge from hospital. The lower portion limits the comparison to patients who had at least one physician visit. Patients with Charlson scores of zero are free of significant comorbidities.
SD, standard deviation.