Table 3.
Patient Characteristics
| Variable | No 30-Day Readmission (N=20,990) | Yes 30-Day Readmission | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Infection Related (N=777) | Not Primary Infection Related (N=2,773) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Age (Years +/− SD) | 66 +/− 17 | 73 +/− 13 | 69 +/− 16 |
| Female Sex | 10,051 (48.2) | 380 (49.0) | 1274 (46.1) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 10059 (51.0) | 376 (50.0) | 1340 (51.0) |
| Black | 1737 (8.8) | 82 (10.9) | 296 (11.3) |
| Hispanic | 4629 (23.5) | 145 (19.3) | 568 (21.6) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 2815 (14.3) | 123 (16.4) | 356 (13.6) |
| Native American | 18 (0.1) | 3 (0.4) | 2 (0.1) |
| Other | 476 (2.4) | 23 (3.1) | 65 (2.4) |
| Missing Data | 1256 | 25 | 146 |
| Insurance | |||
| Medicare | 10801 (51.5) | 553 (71.2) | 1712 (61.7) |
| Medicaid | 2979 (14.2) | 96 (12.4) | 370 (13.3) |
| Private Insurance | 5158 (24.6) | 105 (13.5) | 532 (19.2) |
| Self-Pay | 1181 (5.6) | 10 (1.3) | 91 (3.3) |
| Other | 869 (4.1) | 13 (1.7) | 68 (2.5) |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Hypertension | 17348 (82.6) | 674 (86.7) | 2,319 (83.6) |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 1871 (8.9) | 112 (14.4) | 369 (13.3) |
| Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 2262 (10.8) | 135 (17.4) | 386 (13.9) |
| Diabetes, without complications | 4717 (22.5) | 226 (29.1) | 670 (24.2) |
| Diabetes, with chronic complications | 1025 (4.9) | 70 (9.0) | 225 (8.1) |
| Deficiency Anemias | 3029 (14.4) | 236 (30.4) | 568 (20.5) |
| Coagulopathy | 1055 (5.0) | 59 (7.6) | 208 (7.5) |
| Chronic Liver Disease | 609 (2.9) | 26 (3.3) | 132 (4.8) |
| Renal Failure | 2330 (10.6) | 156 (20.1) | 507 (18.3) |
| DNR | 2,508 (12.0) | 92 (11.8) | 260 (9.4) |
| Length of Index Visit Stay – median days (IQR) | 6 (3–12) | 11 (6–23) | 7 (4–13) |