Table 3.
30-Day Readmission Rate by Multiple Factors Among the 1370 Patients Discharged Alive
| Characteristic | Patients Readmitted, No. (%) | P Value |
|---|---|---|
| SEER historic stage | ||
| In situ or localized | 71 (21.6) | .08 |
| Regional | 16 (30.2) | |
| Distant | 27 (28.7) | |
| Unstaged | 178 (19.9) | |
| Age, y | ||
| 65–69 | 79 (21.0) | .96 |
| 70–74 | 87 (21.0) | |
| 75–79 | 76 (21.2) | |
| ≥80 | 50 (22.7) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 156 (23.2) | .10 |
| Female | 136 (19.5) | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 248 (21.0) | .82 |
| Black | 19 (22.6) | |
| Other | 25 (23.4) | |
| Comorbidity score | ||
| ≤13 | 112 (15.7) | <.001 |
| >13 | 180 (27.4) | |
| Complications | ||
| None | 149 (19.7) | .10 |
| ≥1 | 143 (23.3) | |
| Income quartile | ||
| Lowest | 63 (21.4) | .97 |
| 2nd | 74 (22.2) | |
| 3rd | 69 (20.8) | |
| Top | 86 (21.0) | |
| Geographic area | ||
| Northeast | 68 (21.5) | .92 |
| West | 127 (22.0) | |
| Midwest | 59 (20.6) | |
| South | 38 (20.0) | |
| Volume quartile | ||
| Physician | ||
| Very low | 78 (20.4) | .06 |
| Low | 55 (16.8) | |
| Medium | 80 (24.8) | |
| High | 79 (23.4) | |
| Hospital | ||
| Very low | 60 (16.7) | .03 |
| Low | 85 (25.9) | |
| Medium | 73 (21.1) | |
| High | 74 (22.0) | |
Abbreviation: SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.