Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample
| Parameters | Discharge Home (n=165) | Discharge Institution (n=65) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic variables % of the total cohort (n=230) | 71.7 | 28.3 | <.001 |
| Age (y), mean ± SD | 56.75±61.2 | 75.77±14.65 | <.001 |
| Sex (%) | 16.62 | 50.8 | .098 |
| Male | 38.8 | 49.2 | |
| Female | 75.8 | 84.6 | .097 |
| Ethnicity (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic | 24.4 | 15.4 | .003 |
| Hispanic | 70.3 | 61.5 | |
| Race and ethnicity (%) | |||
| White | 12.1 | 26.2 | |
| Black | 17.6 | 12.3 | |
| Other Marriage status (%) | 61.2 | 40.0 | .003 |
| Married/domestic partner | |||
| Single/divorced/widowed | 38.8 | 60.0 | |
| Encounter variables | |||
| Length of stay (d), mean ± SD | 7.66±5.87 | 15.15±9.39 | <.0001 |
| Intensive Care Unit (%) | |||
| ICU stay | 23.0 | 38.5 | .015 |
| Non-ICU stay | 77.0 | `61.5 | |
| Ventilator (%) | |||
| Yes | 46.2 | 53.8 | <.0001 |
| No | 77.0 | 23.0 | |
| Therapy provided (%) | |||
| Yes | 18.2 | 47.7 | <.0001 |
| No | 81.8 | 52.3 | |
| Medical variables | |||
| Elixhauser Index, mean ± SD | 8.42±6.93 | 15.52±8.59 | <.0001 |
| No. of Elixhauser comorbidities (%) | |||
| 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| 1-2 | 41 | 17 | |
| 3 | 21 | 11 | |
| >4 | 27 | 71 |