Table 1. Percentage distribution and rate of VTE diagnosis among hospitalizations of US adults by demographic characteristics, clinical and insurance status, NIS, 2011.
| Demographic characteristics, clinical and insurance status | Sample distribution | Rate of diagnosis of VTE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n a | % b | CI c | % | CI | P-Value d | |
| Overall | 6,710,066 | 100 | − | 2.4 | 2.4−2.5 | |
| Age (years) | <0.001 | |||||
| 18−49 | 2,305,943 | 34.3 | 33.5−35.2 | 1.5 | 1.4−1.5 | |
| 50−79 | 3,210,405 | 47.9 | 47.3−48.4 | 2.9 | 2.8−3.0 | |
| ≥ 80 | 1,193,718 | 17.8 | 17.3−18.4 | 3.0 | 2.9−3.0 | |
| Sex | <0.001 | |||||
| Male | 2,708,723 | 40.4 | 39.9−40.9 | 2.9 | 2.8−2.9 | |
| Female | 4,001,343 | 59.6 | 59.1−60.1 | 2.1 | 2.1−2.2 | |
| Race or ethnicity e | <0.001 | |||||
| White | 4,176,630 | 62.3 | 59.7−64.7 | 2.5 | 2.4−2.6 | |
| Black | 929,079 | 13.9 | 12.6−15.3 | 2.7 | 2.6−2.9 | |
| Hispanic | 641,244 | 9.6 | 8.2−11.3 | 1.7 | 1.5−1.8 | |
| Other f | 338,916 | 5.0 | 4.4−5.8 | 1.7 | 1.6−1.9 | |
| Not stated | 624,197 | 9.2 | 7.1−11.8 | 2.5 | 2.3−2.7 | |
| Total days of hospital stay | <0.001 | |||||
| < 7 days | 5,453,256 | 81.2 | 80.7−81.7 | 1.7 | 1.6−1.7 | |
| ≥ 7 days | 1,256,810 | 18.8 | 18.3−19.3 | 5.7 | 5.5−5.8 | |
| Primary expected payer | <0.001 | |||||
| Medicare | 3,142,530 | 46.9 | 45.9−47.8 | 2.9 | 2.8−3.0 | |
| Medicaid | 1,003,379 | 15.0 | 14.1−15.9 | 1.6 | 1.5−1.7 | |
| Private including HMO | 1,972,074 | 29.3 | 28.3−30.4 | 2.2 | 2.1−2.2 | |
| Self-pay or other payers | 592,083 | 8.8 | 8.2−9.4 | 2.1 | 2.0−2.1 | |
| Operating room procedure | <0.001 | |||||
| No procedure of any kind | 2,404,657 | 36.0 | 34.9−37.1 | 2.7 | 2.6−2.8 | |
| Non-operating room procedure g | 2,328,118 | 34.6 | 33.8−35.5 | 2.3 | 2.2−2.4 | |
| Operating room procedure h | 1,977,291 | 29.4 | 28.7−30.1 | 2.2 | 2.1−2.3 | |
a. Unweighted sample size.
b. Weighted percentage may not add-up exactly to 100.0%.
c. 95% confidence interval.
d. P-value for Pearson Chi-Square test.
e. May not be nationally representative because not all participating states collect race or ethnicity information.
f. Included “other race/ethnicity,” “Native American,” and “Asian or Pacific Islander.”
g. Had at least one minor diagnostic or minor therapeutic procedure (without any major diagnostic or major therapeutic procedure) during hospitalization.
h. Had at least one major diagnostic or major therapeutic procedure during hospitalization.