Table 2.
Demographic and Discharge Data by Race/Ethnicity
| Characteristics | Hispanics (n=438) | Blacks (n=1190) | White (n=32,575) | Total (n=34,203) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean ± SD in years)* | 82.3±6.4 | 83.1±8.5 | 83.0±7.2 | 82.9±7.3 |
| Women† | 73.1 | 73.3 | 76.0 | 75.8 |
| Receiving state assistance† | 45.2 | 59.4 | 13.8 | 15.5 |
| Median income (mean ± SD in dollars)* | 32,159±14,085 | 33,286±12,416 | 43,7276±16,408 | 43,224±16,417 |
| Klabunde’s index† | ||||
| None | 46.4 | 45.7 | 51.0 | 50.8 |
| 1 | 25.9 | 23.2 | 26.2 | 26.2 |
| 2 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| >3 | 13.0 | 15.2 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
| Diagnoses† | ||||
| Transcervical fracture (820.0×) | 21.6 | 17.4 | 20.3 | 20.3 |
| Pertrochanteric fracture (820.2×) | 30.9 | 45.7 | 34.9 | 34.9 |
| Unspecified fracture (820.8) | 47.5 | 37.0 | 44.9 | 44.9 |
| Procedure performed† | ||||
| Arthroplasty | 32.2 | 38.0 | 36.3 | 36.3 |
| Internal fixation | 61.0 | 51.4 | 57.5 | 57.3 |
| No procedure | 6.9 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Length of stay (mean ± SD in days)* | 7.3±5.5 | 7.5±7.1 | 6.4±4.4 | 6.4±4.5 |
| Discharge† | ||||
| Home to self care | 16.4 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| Home to home health or outpatient therapy | 12.3 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Inpatient rehabilitation facilities | 24.4 | 25.1 | 23.4 | 23.5 |
| SNFs | 42.2 | 52.4 | 60.7 | 60.1 |
| Others | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
NOTE. Cells are in percent unless otherwise specified.
*
Indicates P<.05 by nonparametric comparisons (Kruskal-Wallis test).
†
Indicates P<.05 by chi-square.