Table 2. Comparisons of patient co-morbidities between AMA and non-AMA groups.

Patient co-morbidities	AMA(n = 328)	Non-AMA(n = 328)	p-value
Neurologic Conditions	71 (22%)	22 (7%)	<0.001
Alcoholism	93 (28%)	42 (13%)	<0.001
Gastrointestinal bleeding	45 (14%)	11 (3%)	<0.001
Psychiatric illness	86 (26%)	46 (14%)	<0.001
Soft-tissue infections	155 (47%)	75 (23%)	<0.001
HCV	201 (61%)	122 (37%)	<0.001
HIV	111 (34%)	96 (29%)	0.07
Diabetes	19 (6%)	32 (10%)	0.07
COPD	44 (13%)	38 (12%)	0.46
CHF	10 (3%)	11 (3%)	1
Injection Drug Use	178 (54%)	76 (23%)	<0.001
Number of co-morbidities (median, IQR)	4 (3, 5)	2 (1, 3)	<0.001
0–1	31 (9.5%)	134 (40.9%)
2–3	73 (22.3%)	117 (35.7%)
≥4	224 (68.3%)	77 (23.5%)

HCV = hepatitis C virus; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CHF = congestive heart failure.