Table 1. Patient characteristics by admission.
| N | ||
|---|---|---|
| Patients | 641 | |
| Number of Admissions | 1085 | |
| Patient-Days | 11980 | |
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| Number of Admissions | (%) | |
| Male | 575 | 53.0% |
| Female | 510 | 47.0% |
| Age < 40 | 242 | 22.3% |
| Age 40-65 | 608 | 56.0% |
| Age > 65 | 235 | 21.7% |
| Medical Admission | 820 | 75.6% |
| Surgical Admission | 179 | 16.5% |
| Other Admission | 54 | 5.0% |
| BMI < 20 kg/m2 | 153 | 14.1% |
| BMI 20-25 kg/m2 | 336 | 31.0% |
| BMI 25-30 kg/m2 | 282 | 26.0% |
| BMI > 30 kg/m2 | 186 | 17.1% |
| GFR < 30 ml/min | 31 | 2.9% |
| GFR 30-60 ml/min | 101 | 9.3% |
| GFR > 60 ml/min | 943 | 86.9% |
| Albumin < 3 g/dl | 1907 | 15.9% |
| Albumin >= 3 g/dl | 8518 | 71.1% |
| Glucose Measured < 50% of Days | 115 | 10.6% |
| Glucose Measured 50-99% of Days | 494 | 45.5% |
| Glucose Measured 100% of Days | 476 | 43.9% |
| % Using Methadone | 1085 | 100.0% |
| % Using Other Opioids | 936 | 86.3% |
| Metastatic Cancer | 878 | 75.0% |
| Hematologic | 93 | 7.9% |
| Connective Tissue | 109 | 9.3% |
| Breast | 107 | 9.1% |
| Bowel | 96 | 8.2% |
| Prostate | 76 | 6.5% |
| Lung | 98 | 8.4% |
| Nonovarian Gyn | 68 | 5.8% |
| Liver | 28 | 2.4% |
| Other | 58 | 5.0% |
| Renal Disease | 87 | 7.4% |
| Major Liver Disease | 15 | 1.3% |
| Diabetes | 31 | 2.6% |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 72 | 6.2% |