Table 1.
Baseline demographic data of study cohort of patients transferred to a tertiary care hospital.
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 18 to <65 | 126 (42.3) |
| ≥ 65 | 172 (57.7) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 158 (53.0) |
| Female | 140 (47.0) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |
| White | 260 (87.2) |
| African-American | 26 (8.7) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 (1.7) |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 3 (1.0) |
| Other/unknown | 4 (1.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Single, never married | 67 (22.5) |
| Married | 150 (50.3) |
| Divorced | 32 (10.7) |
| Widowed | 46 (15.4) |
| Separated | 3 (1.0) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 88 (29.5) |
| Liver disease | 30 (10.0) |
| Cancer | 76 (25.5) |
| HIV/AIDs | 1 (0.3) |
| Chronic renal disease | 47 (15.8) |
| Congestive heart failure | 66 (22.1) |
| Coronary artery disease | 45 (15.1) |
| COPD | 69 (23.1) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 15 (5.0) |
| Cerebrovascular accident/TIA | 54 (18.1) |
| Dementia | 15 (5.0) |
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; TIA, transient ischemic attack.