Table 1.
Study population characteristics
| Whites | Blacks | Hispanics | Asians | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | 234,080 (63.1%) | 32,399 (8.7%) | 69,603 (18.8%) | 34,911 (9.4%) | 370,993 |
| Mortality, % | |||||
| Inpatient mortality. | 5.4% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 5.2% |
| 30-day mortality | 10.7% | 6.0% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 9.5% |
| 90-day mortality | 16.2% | 10.5% | 11.5% | 13.7% | 14.6% |
| 180-day mortality | 20.1% | 14.0% | 14.4% | 17.0% | 18.2% |
| Admission cohort, % | |||||
| AMI | 12.9% | 9.4% | 12.0% | 12.3% | 12.4% |
| HF | 20.5% | 31.4% | 22.8% | 20.2% | 21.8% |
| Pneumonia | 25.5% | 22.2% | 26.3% | 24.0% | 25.2% |
| Stroke | 16.5% | 19.1% | 17.9% | 21.2% | 17.4% |
| GI Bleed | 14.0% | 15.7% | 16.3% | 16.7% | 14.9% |
| Hip fracture | 10.6% | 2.2% | 4.7% | 5.6% | 8.3% |
| Age, % | |||||
| 18–44 | 4.6% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 5.9% | 6.4% |
| 45–64 | 21.5% | 40.5% | 31.2% | 22.6% | 25.1% |
| 65+ | 73.9% | 48.7% | 58.0% | 71.5% | 68.5% |
| Female, % | 51.5% | 52.3% | 47.8% | 48.5% | 50.7% |
| DNR, % | 15.1% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 8.4% | 12.0% |
| Discharged alive same or next day, % | 10.5% | 12.3% | 11.1% | 9.9% | 10.7% |
| Area income, % | |||||
| High income | 58.2% | 28.7% | 34.3% | 55.9% | 50.9% |
| Moderate Income | 23.2% | 23.2% | 31.1% | 26.3% | 25.0% |
| Low Income | 18.6% | 48.0% | 34.6% | 17.9% | 24.1% |