Table 1. Patient and Hospital Characteristics in Our Sample.
| Characteristic | No. (%)a | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All hospitals (N = 3351) | Cohort A hospitals: capacity for 7 or more services (n = 2415) | Cohort B hospitals: capacity for 12 services (n = 1350) | |
| Total low-value services, No. | 1 325 256 | 1 263 592 | 1 012 489 |
| Patient age, mean (SD), y | 73.4 (14) | 72.4 (14) | 72.3 (14) |
| Patient sex | |||
| Women, No. (%) | 727 566 (54.9) | 678 549 (53.7) | 539 657 (53.3) |
| Men, No. (%) | 597 690 (45.1) | 585 043 (46.3) | 472 832 (46.7) |
| Hospital safety net status | |||
| Non–safety net | 2661 (79) | 1998 (83) | 1204 (89) |
| Safety net | 690 (21) | 417 (17) | 146 (11) |
| Hospital ownership | |||
| For profit | 542 (16) | 444 (18) | 250 (19) |
| Nonprofit | 2809 (84) | 1971 (82) | 1100 (81) |
| Teaching class | |||
| Major teaching | 224 (6.7) | 223 (9.2) | 216 (16) |
| Minor teaching | 808 (24) | 745 (31) | 516 (38) |
| Nonteaching | 2319 (69) | 1447 (60) | 618 (46) |
| Hospital size | |||
| ≥200 beds | 1164 (35) | 1154 (48) | 1013 (75) |
| 6-199 beds | 2187 (65) | 1261 (52) | 337 (25) |
| Hospital CBSA type | |||
| Urban | 2117 (63) | 1853 (77) | 1257 (93) |
| Suburban | 601 (18) | 421 (17) | 89 (6.6) |
| Rural | 633 (19) | 141 (5.8) | 4 (0.3) |
| Region | |||
| Midwest | 995 (30) | 638 (26) | 338 (25) |
| Northeast | 489 (15) | 432 (18) | 226 (17) |
| South | 1281 (38) | 917 (38) | 539 (40) |
| West | 586 (17) | 428 (18) | 247 (18) |
Abbreviation: CBSA, core-based statistical area.
a
Values are listed as No. (%) unless otherwise specified.