Table 1. Patient Characteristicsa.
| Characteristic | HaH (n = 295) |
Controls (n = 212) |
Unweighted P Value | Weighted P Valueb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 76.9 (16.6) | 71.5 (13.8) | <.001 | .76 |
| Age, y | ||||
| 18-64 | 56 (19.0) | 51 (24.1) | .17 | .38 |
| 65-74 | 46 (15.6) | 67 (31.6) | <.001 | .77 |
| 75-84 | 81 (27.5) | 55 (25.9) | .70 | .58 |
| ≥85 | 112 (38.0) | 39 (18.4) | <.001 | .86 |
| Female | 211 (71.5) | 137 (64.6) | .10 | .81 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 59 (22.8) | 53 (28.5) | .17 | .97 |
| White, non-Hispanic, other | 119 (46.0) | 72 (38.7) | .08 | .44 |
| Hispanic | 81 (31.3) | 61 (32.8) | .73 | .28 |
| Education | ||||
| Elementary school | 48 (23.4) | 35 (17.4) | .13 | .10 |
| Any high school | 73 (35.6) | 62 (30.9) | .31 | .12 |
| Any college | 41 (20.0) | 77 (38.3) | <.001 | .24 |
| Any postgraduate education | 43 (21.0) | 27 (13.4) | .04 | .33 |
| Insurance | ||||
| Medicare fee-for-service only | 132 (44.8) | 74 (34.9) | .03 | .81 |
| Medicare Advantage or private | 42 (14.2) | 57 (26.9) | <.001 | .49 |
| Any Medicaidc | 121 (41.0) | 81 (38.2) | .52 | .55 |
| Preacute impairment of physical function, any | 138 (71.5) | 111 (55.5) | .001 | .61 |
| Preacute general health, poor | 135 (62.8) | 135 (64.6) | .70 | .43 |
| Primary admitting diagnosis | <.001 | NA | ||
| Urinary tract infection | 67 (23.3) | 28 (13.2) | ||
| Community acquired pneumonia | 56 (19.1) | 40 (18.9) | ||
| Cellulitis | 44 (15.0) | 41 (19.3) | ||
| Congestive heart failure | 34 (11.6) | 42 (19.8) | ||
| COPD exacerbation | 23 (7.9) | 18 (8.5) | ||
| Asthma exacerbation | 15 (5.1) | 20 (9.4) | ||
| Dehydration | 31 (10.6) | 4 (1.9) | ||
| Deep venous thrombosis | 1 (0.3) | 8 (3.8) | ||
| Diverticulitis | 7 (2.4) | 0 | ||
| Hyperglycemia | 3 (1.0) | 5 (2.4) | ||
| Hypertension | 0 | 1 (0.5) | ||
| Other diagnosesd | 11 (3.8) | 1 (2.4) |
Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HaH, hospital-at-home; NA, not applicable.
a
Unless otherwise indicated, all data are reported as number (percentage) of patients.
b
Inverse probability weighted.
c
Any Medicaid includes individuals also having Medicare fee-for-service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid managed care plan coverage.
d
Other primary diagnoses were acute kidney injury (n = 3), bronchitis (n = 2), pyelonephritis (n = 2), colitis (n = 1), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (n = 1), epididymitis (n = 1), hypoglycemia (n = 1), influenza (n = 1), and pleural effusion (n = 1).