Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Frequency (%) n=4,153 |
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|---|---|---|
| Patient Variables | ||
| Age (years) | ||
| <70 | (22.0) | |
| 70–74 | (20.4) | |
| 75–79 | (22.6) | |
| 80–84 | (18.5) | |
| 85+ | (16.5) | |
| Race | ||
| White | (77.8) | |
| Black | (15.3) | |
| Hispanic | (2.6) | |
| Unknown | (4.4) | |
| Socioeconomic Status Tertile | ||
| Low | (32.5) | |
| Middle | (32.3) | |
| High | (33.1) | |
| Missing | (2.1) | |
| Low-Income Subsidy | ||
| No | (80.7) | |
| Yes | (19.3) | |
| Hospital Referral Region Variables – Quintiles of Overall Beneficiary Characteristics | ||
| % African American (mean 6.5%, SD 7.6%) | ||
| 1 (<0.8% African American) | (7.9) | |
| 2 (0.8 − <2.3% African American) | (17.0) | |
| 3 (2.3 − <5.2% African American) | (21.2) | |
| 4 (5.2 − <11.3% African American) | (31.5) | |
| 5 (11.3%+ African American) | (22.5) | |
| % Hispanic (mean 4.7%, SD 8.8%) | ||
| 1 (<0.6% Hispanic) | (13.2) | |
| 2 (0.6 – <1.1% Hispanic) | (16.9) | |
| 3 (1.1 − <2.5% Hispanic) | (20.4) | |
| 4 (2.5 − <6.1% Hispanic) | (21.5) | |
| 5 (6.1%+ Hispanic) | (28.0) | |
| % Eligible for Medicaid (mean 13.7%, SD 6.2%) | ||
| 1 (<9.5% Medicaid-eligible) | (17.4) | |
| 2 (9.5 − <11.3% Medicaid-eligible) | (19.5) | |
| 3 (11.3 − <13.8% Medicaid-eligible) | (24.2) | |
| 4 (13.8 − <17.1% Medicaid-eligible) | (16.6) | |
| 5 (17.1%+ Medicaid-eligible) | (22.4) | |
| Average HCC score* (mean 1.0, SD 0.1) | ||
| 1 (<0.89) | (13.4) | |
| 2 (0.89 − <0.94) | (14.9) | |
| 3 (0.94 − <0.98) | (20.4) | |
| 4 (0.98 − <1.02) | (19.9) | |
| 5 (1.02+) | (31.4) | |
| % First prescription by Urology (mean 14.3, SD 14.4) | ||
| 1 (0%) | (18.8) | |
| 2 (>0 – <10.5%) | (27.1) | |
| 3 (10.5 − <16.7%) | (18.0) | |
| 4 (16.7 − <25.9%) | (21.7) | |
| 5 (25.9%+) | (14.5) | |
SD, standard deviation; HCC, hierarchical condition category
*
Hierarchical Condition Category score is an index for overall health of patients – higher score is poorer health