Table 1.
Summary of Demographic and Payer Characteristics
| Gender (N = 79) | n (%) | |
| M | 54 (68.4%) | |
| F | 25 (31.6%) | |
| Age in years (N = 77) | ||
| Mean (SD) | 65 (15) | |
| Minimum | 27 | |
| Median | 65 | |
| Maximum | 100 | |
| Race (N = 73) | n (%) | |
| African American | 41 (56.2%) | |
| White | 30 (41.1%) | |
| Hispanic | 2 (2.7%) | |
| Payer | Primary (N = 70) | Secondary (N = 70) |
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| Medicare | 35 (50.0%) | 2 (2.9%) |
| Medicaid pending | 12 (17.1%) | 9 (12.9%) |
| Medicaid | 6 (8.6%) | 16 (22.9%) |
| Medicare psych | 6 (8.6%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Self pay | 5 (7.1%) | 1 (1.4%) |
| Wishard advantagea | 2 (2.9%) | 6 (8.6%) |
| No secondary payer | 0 (0.0%) | 33 (47.1%) |
| Otherb | 4 (5.7%) | 3 (4.3%) |
aManaged care program operated by the hospital
bOther: Commercial, Veteran’s Administration, or Worker’s Compensation
N = number of patients with non-missing data