| Unweighted index admissions |
47,026 |
10,582 |
36,444 |
|
| Weighted index admissions |
227,652 |
51,384 |
176,268 |
|
| CHA2DS2VASc score (mean)
|
3.83 |
3.03 |
4.06 |
< 0.0001 |
| Disposition of the hospitalization* |
|
|
|
< 0.0001 |
| Routine* |
38.71% |
42.41% |
37.64% |
|
| Transfer to short-term hospital* |
1.42% |
1.96% |
1.27% |
|
| Skilled nursing facility or Intermediate care facility* |
35.49% |
31.25% |
36.74% |
|
| Home health care* |
21.26% |
20.73% |
21.42% |
|
| Left against medical advice* |
0.2% |
0.40% |
0.14% |
|
| Died in hospital* |
2.86% |
3.23% |
2.76% |
|
| Discharged alive, destination unknown* |
0.03% |
0.03% |
0.04% |
|
| Length of hospital stay*, days |
|
|
|
0.2260 |
| 0−7* |
88.67% |
88.77% |
88.64% |
|
| 8−14* |
9.80% |
9.54% |
9.87% |
|
| > 14* |
1.52% |
1.68% |
1.48% |
|
| Mean length of stay |
4.24 |
4.14 |
4.27 |
0.0001 |
| Primary expected payer* |
|
|
|
< 0.0001 |
| Medicare* |
94.77% |
93.92% |
95.03% |
|
| Medicaid* |
0.55% |
0.63% |
0.53% |
|
| Private insurance* |
3.82% |
4.21% |
3.72% |
|
| Self-pay* |
0.28% |
0.26% |
0.29% |
|
| Other* |
0.55% |
0.98% |
0.44% |
|
| Race* |
|
|
|
< 0.0001 |
| White* |
88.47% |
88.04% |
88.60% |
|
| Black* |
4.55% |
3.64% |
4.83% |
|
| Hispanic* |
3.7% |
4.48% |
3.48% |
|
| Asian* |
1.25% |
1.65% |
1.14% |
|
| Other* |
2.00% |
2.18% |
1.96% |
|
| Cost of hospitalizations (mean) |
7168.5 |
7573.3 |
7050.8 |
< 0.0001 |
| Hospital location and teaching status |
|
|
|
0.035 |
| Rural* |
16.42% |
15.59% |
16.67% |
|
| Urban non-teaching* |
44.98% |
45.79% |
44.75% |
|
| Urban teaching* |
38.59% |
38.61% |
38.58% |
|
| Comorbidities* |
|
|
|
|
| Alcohol abuse* |
0.29% |
0.83% |
0.13% |
< 0.0001 |
| Congestive heart failure* |
0.45% |
0.55% |
0.43% |
0.1131 |
| Depression* |
7.65% |
5.6% |
8.25% |
< 0.0001 |
| Diabetes with chronic complications* |
1.42% |
1.99% |
1.26% |
< 0.0001 |
| Hypertension (combine uncomplicated and complicated)* |
70.30% |
64.33% |
72.04% |
< 0.0001 |
| Liver disease* |
0.28% |
0.32% |
0.27% |
0.4017 |
| Obesity* |
1.38% |
1.06% |
1.48% |
< 0.0013 |
| Peripheral vascular disorder* |
7.91% |
10.34% |
7.20% |
< 0.0001 |
| Renal failure* |
19.01% |
25.73% |
17.05% |
< 0.0001 |
| Uncomplicated diabetes* |
12.97% |
14.3% |
12.58% |
< 0.0001 |
| In-hospital mortality* |
2.86% |
3.22% |
2.76% |
0.0138 |
| Cardioversion rates* |
5.30% |
6.14% |
5.06% |
< 0.0001 |
