Table 2. Unadjusted associations between patient characteristics and incomplete follow-up at 2-3, 30, and 90 days.
| 2-3 day | 30 day | 90 day | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | Complete follow-up (n=1808) |
Incomplete follow-up (n=234) |
p-value | Complete follow-up (n=1823) |
Incomplete follow-up (n=219) |
p-value | Complete follow-up (n=1799) |
Incomplete follow-up (n=243) |
p-value |
| Age† | 60.6 ± 12.4 | 56.9 ± 13.7 | 0.000** | 60.5 ± 12.3 | 57.0 ± 14.7 | 0.000** | 60.6 ± 12.5 | 56.9 ± 13.0 | 0.000** |
| Education† | 13.6 ± 2.9 | 13.2 ± 3.0 | 0.014* | 13.7 ± 2.9 | 12.9 ± 2.9 | 0.001** | 13.7 ± 2.9 | 12.9 ± 2.9 | 0.000** |
| Race, White^ | 1504 (83.4) | 193 (82.8) | 0.836 | 1526 (83.8) | 171 (78.8) | 0.060 | 1501 (83.7) | 196 (80.7) | 0.238 |
| Gender, Male^ | 1043 (57.7) | 148 (63.2) | 0.105 | 1057 (58.0) | 134 (61.2) | 0.363 | 1045 (58.1) | 146 (60.1) | 0.554 |
| Diagnosis^ | |||||||||
| ACS | 1156 (63.9) | 137 (58.5) | 0.097 | 1173 (64.3) | 120 (54.8) | 0.020* | 1152 (64.0) | 141 (58.0) | 0.184 |
| ADHF | 527 (29.1) | 84 (35.9) | 529 (29.0) | 82 (37.4) | 527 (29.3) | 84 (34.6) | |||
| Both (ACS and ADHF) | 125 (6.9) | 13 (5.6) | 121 (6.6) | 17 (7.8) | 120 (6.7) | 18 (7.4) | |||
| Employment status, employed^ | 612 (33.8) | 82 (35.2) | 0.684 | 614 (33.7) | 80 (36.7) | 0.374 | 598 (33.2) | 96 (39.7) | 0.047* |
| Difficulty paying bills^ | |||||||||
| Not at all difficult | 637 (35.4) | 69 (30.4) | 0.380 | 643 (35.5) | 63 (29.3) | 0.186 | 627 (35.1) | 79 (33.2) | 0.005** |
| Not very difficult | 342 (19.0) | 43 (18.9) | 346 (19.1) | 39 (18.1) | 344 (19.3) | 41 (17.2) | |||
| Somewhat difficult | 523 (29.1) | 70 (30.8) | 524 (29.0) | 69 (32.1) | 534 (29.9) | 59 (24.8) | |||
| Very difficult | 295 (16.4) | 45 (19.8) | 296 (16.4) | 44 (20.5) | 281 (15.7) | 59 (24.8) | |||
| Length of stay† | 4.5 ± 4.7 | 5.3 ± 5.7 | 0.035* | 4.6 ± 4.7 | 5.2 ± 5.9 | 0.267 | 4.6 ± 4.7 | 5.0 ± 5.4 | 0.407 |
| Health literacy (sTOFHLA) (range 0-36)† | 29.4 ± 7.8 | 28.3 ± 8.6 | 0.184 | 29.5 ± 7.8 | 28.0 ± 8.4 | 0.039* | 29.6 ± 7.7 | 27.4 ± 8.8 | 0.001** |
| Self-reported global health status (PROMIS) (range 1-5)† | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 0.009** | 3.0 ± 0.9 | 2.8 ± 0.9 | 0.001** | 3.0 ± 0.9 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 0.023* |
| Depression (PHQ) (range 0-24)† | 7.8 ± 5.3 | 8.2 ± 5.8 | 0.609 | 7.7 ± 5.3 | 8.5 ± 5.8 | 0.169 | 7.7 ± 5.3 | 8.3 ± 5.5 | 0.217 |
| Perceived health competence (PHCS) (range 2-10)† | 7.6 ± 2.2 | 7.6 ± 2.3 | 0.726 | 7.7 ± 2.2 | 7.3 ± 2.3 | 0.049* | 7.6 ± 2.2 | 7.4 ± 2.3 | 0.196 |
| Medication adherence (ARMS) (range 0-21)† | 18.7 ± 2.4 | 18.3 ± 2.9 | 0.265 | 18.7 ± 2.5 | 18.4 ± 2.6 | 0.113 | 18.7 ± 2.4 | 18.3 ± 2.9 | 0.208 |
| Healthcare system distrust (HCSD) (range 9-45)† | 25.0 ± 6.1 | 25.2 ± 7.3 | 0.974 | 24.9 ± 2.5 | 25.5 ± 6.7 | 0.271 | 25.0 ± 6.1 | 25.0 ± 7.1 | 0.545 |
^
n (%), statistical test= Chi-square
†
M ± SD, statistical test= Mann-Whitney U
*
p-value<0.05,
**
p-value<0.01