Table 2.
Characteristics of Patients with an Appointment Who Arrived or Missed the Appointment
| All patients with an appointment | Arrived at appointment | Missed appointment | Readmitted prior | p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 32,108 | 28,313 | 3149 | 646 | |
| 30-day readmission, No. (%) | 2676 (8.3) | 1706 (6.0) | 324 (10.3) | 646 (100) | < 0.001 |
| Female, No. (%) | 17,744 (55.3) | 15,673 (55.4) | 1749 (55.5) | 322 (49.8) | 0.002 |
| Age, No. (%) | |||||
| 21–40 | 2824 (8.8) | 2537 (9.0) | 249 (7.9) | 38 (5.9) | < 0.001 |
| 41–60 | 8488 (26.4) | 7639 (27.0) | 704 (22.4) | 145 (22.4) | |
| 61–80 | 15,087 (47.0) | 13,479 (47.6) | 1305 (41.4) | 303 (46.9) | |
| 81+ | 5709 (17.8) | 4658 (16.5) | 891 (28.3) | 160 (24.8) | |
| Race/ethnicity, No. (%) | |||||
| White + Non-Hispanic | 19,163 (59.7) | 16,923 (59.8) | 1863 (59.2) | 377 (58.4) | < 0.001 |
| Black + Non-Hispanic | 4897 (15.3) | 4209 (14.9) | 580 (18.4) | 108 ( 16.7) | |
| Other/multiracial | 2096 (6.5) | 1890 (6.7) | 165 (5.2) | 41 (6.3) | |
| Hispanic | 3284 (10.2) | 2899 (10.2) | 315 (10.0) | 70 (10.8) | |
| Asian | 1986 (6.2) | 1783 (6.3) | 162 (5.1) | 41 (6.3) | |
| Unknown | 682 (2.1) | 609 (2.2) | 64 (2.0) | 9 (1.4) | |
| Final LACE Score, mean (SD) | |||||
| L component | 3.58 (1.34) | 3.52 (1.32) | 3.97 (1.40) | 4.12 (1.46) | < 0.001 |
| A component | 1.76 (1.48) | 1.66 (1.49) | 2.55 (1.08) | 2.20 (1.33) | |
| C component | 2.86 (1.88) | 2.77 (1.88) | 3.48 (1.78) | 3.58 (1.76) | |
| E component | 1.55 (1.55) | 1.48 (1.53) | 1.95 (1.58) | 2.88 (1.25) | |
| Discharge disposition, No. (%) | |||||
| Home | 23,667 (73.7) | 21,373 (75.5) | 1869 (59.4) | 425 (65.8) | < 0.001 |
| Home care | 4750 (14.8) | 4248 (12.0) | 382 (12.1) | 120 (18.6) | |
| Skilled nursing facility | 1873 (5.8) | 1285 (4.5) | 533 (16.9) | 55 (8.5) | |
| Rehab | 1427 (4.4) | 1112 (3.9) | 281 (8.9) | 34 (5.3) | |
| Other | 266 (0.8) | 201 (0.7) | 55 (1.7) | 10 (1.5) | |
| Against medical advice | 125 (0.4) | 94 (0.3) | 29 (0.9) | 2 (0.3) | |
| Length of stay, mean (SD) | 4.00 [2.00, 6.00] | 4.00 [2.00, 6.00] | 5.00 [3.00, 8.00] | 5.00 [3.00, 9.00] | < 0.001 |
| Inpatient service specialty, No. (%) | |||||
| Medicine | 17,931 (55.8) | 14,919 (52.7) | 2562 (81.4) | 450 (69.7) | < 0.001 |
| Surgery | 14,092 (43.9) | 13,330 (47.1) | 570 (18.1) | 192 (29.7) | |
| Other | 85 (0.3) | 64 (0.2) | 17 (0.5) | 4 (0.6) | |
| Tertiary facility (%) | 25,292 (78.8) | 22,395 (79.1) | 2379 (75.5) | 518 (80.2) | < 0.001 |
*p values comparing those who arrived versus missed the follow-up appointment