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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Card Fail. 2019 Feb 12;25(7):516–521. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.02.007

Table 2.

Age-Standardized and Unadjusted Clinical and Economic Outcomes

Outcome No Heart Failure Heart Failure P Value
Unadjusted
 Median adjusted cost $13,878 $14,450
 Mean adjusted cost $20,234 $22,571 <.001
 Median (IQR) length of stay 5 (3–9) 7 (4–11)
 Mean length of stay 7.4 9.2 <.001
 Inpatient mortality 5.5% 10.1% <.001
Age-standardized
 Mean adjusted cost $25,157 $39,053 <.001
 Mean length of stay 8.2 12.7 <.001
 Inpatient mortality 4.5% 12.2% <.001
Disposition <.001
 Home/routine 54.7% 33.4%
 Home health care 22.0% 26.1%
 Skilled nursing facility 14.8% 27.5%

IQR, interquartile range.