Table 1.

Covariate and outcome information for n=5,298 Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the six New England states during a hospitalization between 2000–2009. Outcome information is considered with administrative censoring applied at 30 and 90 days post–discarge.

		n	Percent
Covariate information
Sex	Female	3,037	57.3
	Male	2,261	42.7
Age, years	65–69	727	13.7
	70–74	1,052	19.9
	75–79	1,226	23.1
	80–84	1,129	21.3
	≥ 85	1,164	20.0
Race	White	4,982	94.0
	Non-white	316	6.0
Charlson/Deyo comorbidity score	≤ 1	4,854	91.6
	> 1	444	8.4
Entry route	Emergency room	2,255	42.6
	Transfer from another facility	3,043	57.4
Procedure during hospitalization	Yes	1,291	24.4
	No	4,007	75.6
Length of hospitalization, days	1–7	3,170	59.8
	8–14	1,465	27.7
	≥ 15	663	12.5
Discharge destination	Home	1,823	34.4
	Home with care	1,571	29.7
	Hospice	419	7.9
	SNF/ICF	1,219	23.0
	Other facility	266	5.0
Outcome information with administrative censoring at 30 days
Readmission and death		205	3.9
Readmission and censored prior to death		853	16.1
Death without readmission		1,257	23.7
Censored prior to readmission or death		2,983	56.3
Outcome information with administrative censoring at 90 days
Readmission and death		608	11.5
Readmission and censored prior to death		930	17.6
Death without readmission		1,912	36.1
Censored prior to readmission or death		1,848	34.9