Table 2.
Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics of index hospitalizations for patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
| Characteristics | No. (%) (n = 1,055,830) |
|---|---|
| Age, yr, median (IQR) | 68 (58–77) |
| Age groups, yr | |
| 40–49 | 64,281 (6.1) |
| 50–64 | 349,546 (33) |
| 65–74 | 325,732 (30) |
| ≥75 | 316,271 (30) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 437,812 (41) |
| Female | 618,018 (59) |
| Insurance type | |
| Medicare | 742,617 (70) |
| Medicaid | 133,399 (13) |
| Private | 112,984 (11) |
| Self-pay | 34,856 (3.3) |
| Other | 31,012 (2.9) |
| Discharge location | |
| Home | 720,933 (68) |
| Home health | 196,682 (19) |
| SNF/other* | 137,948 (13) |
| Median household income | |
| ≥$64,000 | 156,889 (15) |
| $48,000–$63,999 | 215,307 (20) |
| $38,000–$47,999 | 298,844 (29) |
| ≤$37,999 | 369,959 (36) |
| No. of comorbidities, median (IQR) | 6.2 (4.2, 8.4) |
| No. of comorbidities, n (%) | |
| ≤5 | 365,267 (35) |
| >5 to ≤7 | 275,695 (26) |
| >7 to ≤9 | 210,091 (20) |
| >9 | 204,777 (19) |
Definition of abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range; SNF = skilled nursing facility.
*
Other includes transfers to immediate care, another type of facility, or discharged alive and destination unknown.