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. 2016 Aug 25;474(11):2472–2481. doi: 10.1007/s11999-016-5039-1

Table 2.

Patient characteristics

Variable Normal weight
(BMI < 25 kg/m2)
Morbidly obese
(BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2)
Super obese
(BMI ≥ 50 kg/m2)
Sex
 Male 144,607 (38%) 3194 (32%) 188 (23%)
 Female 232,075 (62%) 6713 (68%) 617 (77%)
Age group
 65–69 104,155 (28%) 5082 (51%) 450 (56%)
 70–74 96,484 (26%) 2937 (30%) 249 (31%)
 75–79 80,706 (21%) 1343 (14%) 79 (10%)
 80–84 59,246 (16%) 451 (5%) 21 (3%)
 85+ 36,091 (10%) 94 (1%) 6 (1%)
Race
 White 352,239 (94%) 8884 (90%) 709 (88%)
 Black 15,941 (4%) 831 (8%) 84 (10%)
 Other 8502 (2%) 192 (2%) 12 (1%)
Region
 Midwest 97,124 (26%) 3464 (35%) 316 (39%)
 Northeast 71,679 (19%) 1989 (20%) 158 (20%)
 South 134,348 (36%) 3018 (30%) 247 (31%)
 West 73,531 (20%) 1436 (14%) 84 (10%)
Charlson index
 0 215,553 (57%) 3871 (39%) 271 (34%)
 1–2 128,592 (34%) 4670 (47%) 427 (53%)
 3–4 25,777 (7%) 1131 (11%) 89 (11%)
 5+ 6760 (2%) 235 (2%) 18 (2%)
Discharge
 Home 199,764 (54%) 4144 (42%) 259 (33%)
 Skilled nursing 125,382 (33%) 4104 (41%) 355 (44%)
 Rehabilitation facility 39,435 (10%) 1353 (14%) 164 (20%)
 Other facility 12,101 (3%) 306 (3%) 27 (3%)
Total 376,682 9907 805
Age (years) 74.7 ± 6.8 70.4 ± 4.8 69.8 ± 4.3
Length of stay (days) 3.3 ± 2.1 3.5 ± 2.4 3.7 ± 2.2
Hospital charge USD 61,345 ± 36,925 USD 62,213 ± 45,300 USD 63,829 ± 35,844
CMS payment USD 13,359 ± 6134 USD 13,469 ± 6589 USD 13,571 ± 5832

CMS = Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.