Table 2.
Demographic information of the 96,550 patients included in the data set. The characteristics with the highest frequencies are indicated with italic text.
| Characteristic | Value, n (%) | ||||
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Readmission=yes | Readmission=no | ||
| Total | 11,294 (11.7) | 85,256 (88.3) | |||
| Age (years) | |||||
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18-34 | 930 (8.2) | 13,242 (15.5) | ||
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35-49 | 1525 (13.5) | 12,541 (14.7) | ||
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50-64 | 3116 (27.6) | 21,559 (25.3) | ||
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65-79* | 3380 (29.9) | 22,634 (26.5) | ||
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≥80 | 2343 (20.7) | 15,280 (17.9) | ||
| Sex | |||||
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Female | 5966 (52.8) | 49,619 (58.2) | ||
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Male | 5328 (47.2) | 35,637 (41.8) | ||
| Race | |||||
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African American | 2612 (23.1) | 16,248 (19.1) | ||
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White | 7750 (68.6) | 61,685 (72.3) | ||
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Other | 932 (8.3) | 7323 (8.6) | ||
*Italicized text represents majority in the group.