Table 4.
Baseline Characteristics Among Patients With Myocardial Infarction Grouped by Distance to the Nearest Urban Hospital
| Distance to Nearest Urban Hospital | |||
| Characteristic | ≤ 14.08 Miles (n = 6,097) | >14.08 Miles (n = 6,104) | PValue |
| Distance to the nearest urban hospital, mean, miles | 4.94 | 34.20 | <.001 |
| Admitted to urban hospitals, % | 99.54 | 77.09 | <.001 |
| Age, mean, y | 68.89 | 72.02 | <.001 |
| Male, % | 58.65 | 57.45 | .18 |
| Black, % | 1.95 | 0.08 | <.001 |
| Number of secondary diagnoses, mean | 5.72 | 5.53 | <.001 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean | 0.72 | 0.72 | .67 |
| APR-DRG risk index, mean | 0.07 | 0.07 | .48 |
| Length of stay, d | 5.34 | 5.30 | .70 |
| In-hospital mortality rate, % | 7.07 | 7.52 | .34 |
Note: Excluding patients discharged or transferred to another acute care general hospital for inpatient care.
APR-DRG = All Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group.