Table 1.
Demographics and baseline clinical characteristics
|
Private practitioner setting |
Hospital setting |
Patients in both private practitioner and hospital settings |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient count | % of Total | Patient count | % of Total | Patient count | % of Total | |
|
N |
5,490 |
100 |
643 |
100 |
385 |
100 |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1,779 |
32.4 |
238 |
37.0 |
145 |
37.7 |
| Female |
3,711 |
67.6 |
405 |
63.0 |
240 |
62.3 |
|
Age, years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 50-64 |
3,523 |
64.2 |
402 |
62.5 |
242 |
62.9 |
| 50-54 |
1,276 |
23.2 |
132 |
20.5 |
76 |
19.7 |
| 55-59 |
1,175 |
21.4 |
132 |
20.5 |
75 |
19.5 |
| 60-64 |
1,072 |
19.5 |
138 |
21.5 |
91 |
23.6 |
| ≥65 |
1,967 |
35.8 |
241 |
37.5 |
143 |
37.1 |
| 65-69 |
731 |
13.3 |
89 |
13.8 |
54 |
14.0 |
| 70-74 |
503 |
9.2 |
67 |
10.4 |
42 |
10.9 |
| ≥75 |
733 |
13.4 |
85 |
13.2 |
47 |
12.2 |
| Mean (SD) Age |
63 (9) |
na |
63 (9) |
na |
61 (9) |
na |
|
US Census Region |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Midwest |
1,042 |
19.0 |
96 |
14.9 |
54 |
14.0 |
| Northeast |
664 |
12.1 |
165 |
25.7 |
71 |
18,4 |
| South |
2,236 |
40.7 |
218 |
33.9 |
130 |
33.8 |
| West |
1,547 |
28.2 |
164 |
25.5 |
130 |
33.8 |
|
Payer Type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Commercial |
4,137 |
75.4 |
467 |
72.6 |
281 |
73.0 |
| Medicaid |
87 |
1.6 |
26 |
4.0 |
16 |
4.2 |
| Medicare |
1,264 |
23.0 |
141 |
21.9 |
86 |
22.3 |
|
Year of Initial Diagnosis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
570 |
10.4 |
63 |
9.8 |
21 |
5.5 |
| 2007 |
659 |
12.0 |
63 |
9.8 |
30 |
7.8 |
| 2008 |
861 |
15.7 |
86 |
13.4 |
55 |
14.3 |
| 2009 |
1,587 |
28.9 |
203 |
31.6 |
132 |
34.3 |
| 2010 (Jan-Oct) |
1,813 |
33.0 |
228 |
36.5 |
147 |
38.2 |
|
Length of Episode of Care, days |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mean (SD) |
26 (32) |
na |
28 (34) |
na |
34 (37) |
na |
| Median (range) | 16 (1–180) | na | 15 (1–180) | na | 23 (1–180) | na |
na = not applicable.
Census region information was not available for the entire study sample. A small percentage of patients had an unknown or other (e.g., TRICARE) insurer. Therefore, patient counts above do not always sum to the total population per setting.