Table 1.
Cohort Characteristics, by State (2002–2008): Demographic and Health Status Variables
| State | California | Florida | New York | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number person-episodes | 139,065 | 25,146 | 120,704 | 40,458 |
| % Black, Latino, white | 29, 18, 53 | 31, 28, 41 | 40, 22, 38 | 60,1, 39 |
| % Female | 43 | 50 | 45 | 53 |
| Mean age ± SD | 42.9 ± 11.49 | 42.4 ± 11.97 | 43.2 ± 11.24 | 41.4 ± 12.20 |
| % Ever supplemental security income* | 99 | 97 | 90 | 95 |
| % Vascular-metabolic comorbidities* | 43 | 36 | 48 | 50 |
| % Other chronic medical comorbidities* | 32 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
| % Psychiatric comorbidities* | 33 | 29 | 40 | 40 |
| % Substance use disorders* | 13 | 7 | 18 | 15 |
| Mean inpatient (IP) days ± SD* | 1.2 ± 6.68 | 1.5 ± 8.38 | 2.6 ± 12.96 | 0.8 ± 4.27 |
| % ≥2 emergency department (ED) visits* | 1.11 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.78 |
*
These summary statistics were calculated only for person-episodes having 6 months of uninterrupted FFS enrollment preceding the first schizophrenia claim (CA = 107,714; FL = 16,412; NY = 88,700; NC = 32,102).