Table 5.

Values for components of Readmission After COPD Exacerbation (RACE) Scale

Characteristic	Point value
Age component
40–64 years	7
65+ years	0
Gender component
Male	6
Income component
1st quartile	4
2nd quartile	2
Race component
African American race	3
Primary payer component
Medicaid	33
Medicare	18
Comorbidities component
Psychoses	8
Depression	7
Drug abuse	7
Anemia	2
Congestive heart failure	2
Max score	79

Note: Anemia combines chronic blood loss anemia and iron deficiency anemia.