Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Patients
| Variables | Summary (N=11,341) |
|---|---|
| Indicator of hospital readmission | |
| Yes | 1254 (11.1%) |
| No | 10,087 (88.9%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 6338 (55.9%) |
| Female | 5003 (44.1%) |
| Age in years at admission | |
| Mean (SD) | 42.4 (20.7) |
| Median (IQR) | 43.0 (26.0, 57.0) |
| Range | (0.0, 90.0) |
| Length of stay | |
| Mean (SD) | 7.9 (14.9) |
| Median (IQR) | 4.0 (2.0, 8.0) |
| Range | (1.0, 340.0) |
| Total charges | |
| Mean (SD) | 76,522.6 (141,182.8) |
| Median (IQR) | 3,4260.0 (18,978.0, 72,821.0) |
| Range | (473.0, 4580,711.0) |
| Number of diagnosis on this record: | |
| Mean (SD) | 9.7 (6.4) |
| Median (IQR) | 8.0 (5.0, 14.0) |
| Range | (1.0, 25.0) |
| Number of procedures on this record | |
| Mean (SD) | 3.8 (3.1) |
| Median (IQR) | 3.0 (2.0, 5.0) |
| Range | (1.0, 15.0) |
| Number of chronic conditions | |
| Mean (SD) | 3.7 (3.3) |
| Median (IQR) | 3.0 (1.0, 6.0) |
| Range | (0.0, 17.0) |
| Primary expected payer | |
| Medicare | 2590 (22.8%) |
| Medicaid | 3250 (28.7%) |
| Private insurance | 2781 (24.5%) |
| Self-pay | 1792 (15.8%) |
| No charge | 209 (1.8%) |
| Other | 719 (6.3%) |
| Severity of illness subclass | |
| Minor loss of function | 4399 (38.8%) |
| Moderate loss of function | 3845 (33.9%) |
| Major loss of function | 2214 (19.5%) |
| Extreme loss of function | 883 (7.8%) |
| Median household income | |
| $1 - $37,999 | 3851 (34%) |
| $38,000 - $47,999 | 2969 (26.2%) |
| $48,000 - $63,999 | 2529 (22.3%) |
| $64,000 or more | 1992 (17.6%) |