Table 1b.

Characteristics of patient sample (CHF)a

	Admitted patients		Inpatient death		Death 30 d		Readmission 30 d
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Total	1 047 552	100.0	36 181	3.5	134 124	12.8	217 466	20.8
Sex
Female	573 701	54.8	17 395	3.0	70 773	12.3	118 949	20.7
Male	473 851	45.2	18 786	4.0	63 651	13.4	98 517	20.8
Age, years
65‐70	135 849	13.0	3331	2.5	10 110	7.4	29 959	22.1
71‐85	146 630	14.0	3957	2.7	13 192	9.0	32 308	22.0
76‐80	174 862	16.7	5429	3.1	18 773	10.7	38 013	21.7
81‐85	212 874	20.3	7689	3.6	28 004	13.2	44 685	21.0
85‐90	214 704	20.5	8487	4.0	33 416	15.6	42 976	20.0
91+	162 633	15.5	7288	4.5	30 629	18.8	29 525	18.2
Race
Non‐Hispanic white	885 593	84.5	31 784	3.6	119 075	13.4	181 660	20.5
Black	116 051	11.1	2834	2.4	10 035	8.6	26 020	22.4
Hispanic	17 558	1.7	562	3.2	1961	11.2	3955	22.5
Other	25 930	2.5	920	3.5	2775	10.7	5345	20.6
Comorbidity
Diabetes	499 555	47.7	15 159	3.0	57 175	11.4	116 647	23.4
Stroke	31 446	3.0	1239	3.9	4940	15.7	10 146	32.3
COPD	470 194	44.9	15 398	3.3	59 892	12.7	120 562	25.6
Sepsis	115 416	11.0	6072	5.3	20 666	17.9	42 564	36.9
Renal failure	686 046	65.5	27 136	4.0	99 963	14.6	169 499	24.7

Abbreviation: CHF, congestive heart failure.

^a3040 HRRP‐eligible hospitals.