Table 3.

Comparison of Hospital Characteristics Stratified by Tertiles of Rates of SNF Discharge

Variable, n (%) or Median [25th and 75th Percentiles]	Hospitals With Lowest Tertile of Percent Discharges to SNF	Hospitals With Middle Tertile of Percent Discharges to SNF	Hospitals With Highest Tertile of Percent Discharges to SNF	P Value*
Hospital characteristics	(n=50)	(n=50)	(n=50)
Percentage of discharges to SNF	10.2 [5.3–14.5]	23.4 [20.5–25.3]	33.9 [30.0–42.1]	<0.001
No. of beds	295 [116–406]	263 [121–442]	220 [94–324]	0.100
Academic medical center designation	19 (38.0)	19 (38.0)	20 (40.0)	0.838
Region				<0.001
Northeast	5 (10.0)	13 (26.0)	15 (30.0)
Midwest	12 (24.0)	16 (32.0)	13 (26.0)
South	27 (54.0)	17 (34.0)	14 (28.0)
West	6 (12.0)	4 (8.0)	7 (14.0)
Patient demographics	(n=3782)	(n=6281)	(n = 5396)
Age	79 [73–85]	80 [74–86]	81 [75–86]	<0.001
Female	2037 (53.9)	3451 (54.9)	3056 (56.6)	0.007
White race	2785 (73.6)	5228 (83.2)	4459 (82.6)	<0.001

SNF indicated skilled nursing facility.

^*P values were calculated by comparing only nonmissing row values.