Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics and Primary Reason for Hospitalization for Fax Referral and Warm Hand-Off Participants
| Variable | Total (n=1,054) | Fax (n=527) | Warm handoff (n=527) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||
| Age, mean (SD) | 49.89 (12.93) | 50.04 (12.36) | 49.74 (13.49) |
| Female, no. (%) | 581 (55.12%) | 291(55.22%) | 290 (55.03%) |
| Education <High school, no. (%) | 231 (21.92%) | 116 (22.01%) | 115 (21.82%) |
| Race | |||
| White, no. (%) | 719 (68.22%) | 356 (67.55%) | 363 (68.88%) |
| African American, no. (%) | 262 (24.86%) | 131(24.86%) | 131 (24.86%) |
| Other, no. (%) | 73 (6.93%) | 40(7.59%) | 33 (6.26%) |
| Latino, no. (%) | 62 (5.91%) | 29 (5.52%) | 33 (6.30%) |
| Live with other smoker, no. (%) | 523 (49.62%) | 244 (46.30%) | 279 (52.94%) |
| Hospital treatment | |||
| Reason for admission | |||
| Circulatory system, no. (%) | 261 (24.76%) | 131 (24.86%) | 130 (24.67%) |
| Respiratory system, no. (%) | 121 (11.48%) | 61 (11.57%) | 60 (11.39%) |
| Neoplasms, no. (%) | 50 (4.74%) | 25 (4.74%) | 25 (4.74%) |
| Mental disorders, no. (%) | 22 (2.09%) | 9 (1.71%) | 13 (2.47%) |
| Other, no. (%) | 600 (56.93%) | 301 (57.12%) | 299 (56.74%) |
| Psychiatric co-morbidity, no. (%) | 681 (64.6%) | 325 (61.7%) | 356 (67.6%) |
| Cardiac and cerebrovascular surgery, no. (%) | 121 (11.48%) | 58 (11.01%) | 63 (11.95%) |
| Primary insurance | |||
| Medicaid, no. (%) | 355 (33.68%) | 182 (34.54%) | 173 (32.83%) |
| Medicare, no. (%) | 314 (29.79%) | 148 (28.08%) | 166 (31.50%) |
| Private, no. (%) | 306 (29.03%) | 160 (30.36%) | 146 (27.70%) |
| Veterans Administration, no. (%) | 12 (1.14%) | 5 (0.95%) | 7 (1.33%) |
| Self-pay/none, no. (%) | 67 (6.36%) | 32 (6.07%) | 35 (6.64%) |
| Length of stay (hours), mean (SD) | 134.88 (133.10) | 137.3 (135.3) | 132.5 (131.0) |
| Emergency admissions, no. (%) | 630 (59.8%) | 321 (60.9%) | 309 (58.6%) |
| Health behavior and psychosocial measures | |||
| Alcohol use disorder (AUDIT-C), no. (%) | 323 (30.65%) | 146 (27.70%) | 177 (33.59%) |
| Possible depression (PHQ-2), no. (%) | 566 (53.80%) | 291 (55.32%) | 275 (52.28%) |
| Tobacco use | |||
| Cigarettes per day mean (SD) | 15.69 (11.05) | 16.37 (11.65) | 15.02 (10.37) |
| Daily smoking (>25/30 days), no. (%) | 759 (72.01%) | 368 (69.83%) | 391 (74.19%) |
| Use e-cigarettes in the past 30 days, no. (%) | 130 (12.33%) | 64 (12.14%) | 66 (12.52%) |
| Smoke within 30 mins of waking, no. (%) | 753 (71.71%) | 384 (72.87%) | 369 (70.55%) |
| Heavy smoking index (HSI) > 4, no. (%) | 347 (32.92%) | 189 (35.86%) | 158 (29.98%) |
| Confidence to quit/stay quit (possible range 1 – 5), mean (SD) | 3.79 (1.12) | 3.81 (1.15) | 3.78 (1.09) |
| Use other forms of tobacco in past 30 days, no. (%) | 82 (7.78%) | 46 (8.73%) | 36 (6.83%) |
| Used tobacco in the hospital, no. (%) | 53 (5.7%) | 27 (5.8%) | 26 (5.5%) |
Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05).