Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Medicare Recipients Aged 65 Years or Older (n = 1,424) With Diabetes-Related Preventable Hospitalizations (n = 1,700), Hawai‘i, December 2006–December 2010.
| Characteristic | Chinese | Filipino | Native Hawaiian | Japanese | White | P Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 98 | 282 | 254 | 518 | 272 | NA |
| Number of hospitalizations | 116 | 341 | 308 | 599 | 336 | NA |
| Hospitalizations per patient, mean (SD) | 1.18 (0.48) | 1.21 (0.55) | 1.21 (0.55) | 1.16 (0.50) | 1.23 (0.61) | .35 |
| Age at last diabetes-related preventable hospitalization, y, n (%) | ||||||
| 65–74 | 22 (22.5) | 101 (35.8) | 151 (59.4) | 120 (23.2) | 127 (46.7) | <.001 |
| 75–84 | 51 (52.0) | 139 (49.3) | 87 (34.2) | 230 (44.4) | 101 (37.1) | <.001 |
| ≥85 | 25 (25.5) | 42 (14.9) | 16 (6.3) | 168 (32.4) | 44 (16.2) | <.001 |
| Female | 48 (49.0) | 164 (58.4) | 140 (55.1) | 267 (51.4) | 118 (43.2) | .007 |
| Living on Oahu | 92 (93.9) | 216 (76.6) | 141 (55.5) | 409 (79.0) | 162 (60.0) | <.001 |
| Expired | b | b | 18 (7.1) | 16 (3.1) | b | .017 |
| Length of stay (days), mean (SD) | 9.1 (11.1) | 7.4 (8.8) | 10.9 (16.8) | 8.6 (11.9) | 10.2 (14.1) | .015 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean (SD) | 4.8 (3.1) | 5.0 (3.2) | 6.4 (3.6) | 4.4 (3.1) | 5.4 (3.1) | <.001 |
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation; NA, not applicable.
a
The P value for “expired” for race/ethnicity was derived by using a χ2 analysis. The P value for length of stay by race/ethnicity was derived by using an analysis of variance.
b
The value of this cell is less than 10 and cannot be presented because of data privacy rules regarding number of patients less than 10.