Table 3.
Demographics of patient admissions (N=752).
| Characteristics | Submitted checklist (n=510) | Did not submit checklist (n=242) | P value | ||||
| Unique patients | 480 | 238 | —a | ||||
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1 hospitalization | 453 | 234 |
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2 or more hospitalizations | 27 | 4 |
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| Age (years), mean (SD) | 58.6 (17.9) | 62.4 (18.6) | .008b | ||||
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Missing | — | 14 | — | |||
| Gender, n (%) | .94c | ||||||
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Female | 280 (54.9) | 126 (52.1) |
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Missing | — | 14 (5.8) |
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| Race, n (%) | .13c | ||||||
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White | 340 (66.7) | 140 (57.9) |
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Nonwhite | 162 (31.7) | 86 (35.5) |
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Missing | 8 (1.6) | 16 (6.6) |
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| Ethnicity, n (%) | <.001 | ||||||
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Non-Hispanic | 468 (91.8) | 189 (78.1) |
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Hispanic | 33 (6.5) | 36 (14.9) |
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Unavailable | 9 (1.7) | 3 (1.2) |
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Missing | — | 14 (5.8) |
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| Primary language, n (%) | <.001c | ||||||
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English | 492 (96.5) | 187 (77.3) |
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Non-English | 11 (2.2) | 40 (16.5) |
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Missing | 7 (1.4) | 15 (6.2) |
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| Median income by ZIP code | .46c | ||||||
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≤US $47,000 | 96 (18.8) | 49 (20.3) |
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US $47,001 to US $63,000 | 124 (24.3) | 48 (19.8) |
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Greater than US $63,000 | 272 (53.3) | 131 (54.1) |
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Missing | 18 (3.5) | 14 (5.8) |
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| Insurance status, n (%) | <.001c | ||||||
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Private | 195 (38.2) | 70 (28.9) |
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Public (Medicaid, Medicare) | 305 (59.8) | 134 (55.4) |
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Otherc | 10 (2.0) | 18 (7.4) |
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Missing | — | 20 (8.3) |
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| Primary care physician, n (%) | .01c | ||||||
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In-network | 229 (44.9) | 125 (51.7) |
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Nonnetwork | 280 (54.9) | 103 (42.5) |
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Missing | 1 (0.2) | 14 (5.8) |
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| Elix number of comorbidities, mean (SD) | 4.22 (2.41) | 4.53 (2.45) | .15b | ||||
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Missing | — | 14 |
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| Elix index, comorbidities, n (%) | .03c | ||||||
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Less or = 0 | 104 (20.4) | 33 (13.6) |
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1 to 5 | 96 (18.8) | 29 (12.0) |
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6 to 10 | 94 (18.4) | 26 (10.7) |
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11 or more | 216 (42.4) | 106 (43.8) |
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Missing | — | 48 (19.8) |
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| DRGd weight, mean (SD) | 1.83 (1.97) | 2.26 (2.10) | <.001b | ||||
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Missing | 10 | 19 |
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| Length of stay, mean (SD) | 8.78 (7.93) | 11.5 (13.7) | .02b | ||||
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Missing | — | 14 |
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| Discharge destination, n (%) | .003c | ||||||
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Home | 410 (80.4) | 133 (55.0) |
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Facility | 92 (18.0) | 58 (24.0) |
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Other | 7 (1.4) | 2 (0.8) |
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Missing | 1 (0.2) | 49 (20.3) |
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| Readmissions within 30 days, n (%) | .18c | ||||||
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Yes | 88 (17.3) | 39 (16.1) |
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No | 422 (82.7) | 140 (57.9) |
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Missing | — | 63 (26.0) |
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aNot applicable.
bP value calculated by Wilcoxon test.
cP value calculated via chi-square test.
dNonstandard insurance or self-insured.
eDRG: diagnosis-related group.