Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Total N=784 | N (%) |
|---|---|
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| Female | 447 (57) |
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| Age-Mean ± SD (years) | 66 ± 11 |
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| Race | |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 3 (<1) |
| Asian | 12 (2) |
| Black or African American | 507 (65) |
| White | 212 (27) |
| Multiple Reported Races | 8 (1) |
| Don’t Know/Refused | 42 (5) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 (6) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 711 (91) |
| Don’t Know/Refused | 27 (3) |
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| Admission Comorbidities | |
| Myocardial Infarction | 59 (8) |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 251 (32) |
| Peripheral Vascular Disease | 71 (9) |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 25 (3) |
| Dementia | 0 (0) |
| Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 211 (27) |
| Rheumatic Disease | 40 (5) |
| Peptic Ulcer Disease | 47 (6) |
| Liver Disease | 126 (16) |
| Diabetes | 344 (43) |
| Hemiplegia/Paraplegia | 10 (1) |
| Renal Disease | 165 (21) |
| Cancer | 134 (17) |
| AIDS/HIV | 10 (1) |
| Sickle Cell Anemia | 21 (3) |
| Gastrointestinal Bleeding | 98 (13) |
| Depressive disorder | 103 (13) |
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| Hemoglobin (Hb) Measures ± SD (g/dL) | |
| Mean Hb | 8.5 ± 0.8 |
| Median Hb | 8.4 ± 0.8 |
| Minimum Hb | 7.3 ± 1.1 |
| Maximum Hb | 9.8 ± 1.5 |
| Admission Hb | 8.9 ± 1.8 |
| Discharge Hb | 8.5 ± 0.9 |
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| Transfusion During Hospitalization | 289 (35) |
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| FACIT Fatigue Subscale Score (Range 0–52) | |
| Mean ± SD | 26 ± 14 |
| Median (IQR1–IQR3) | 27 (15–37) |
SD=Standard Deviation
Hb=Hemoglobin
FACIT=Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy
IQR=Interquartile Range