Table 3.
Characteristics of Patients by 30-Day Readmission Outcome
| Not readmitted in 30 days | Readmitted in 30 days | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 46,446 | 3680 | |
| Appointment group, No. (%) | |||
| Arrived at follow-up(s) | 26,607 (57.3) | 1706 (46.4) | < 0.001 |
| Missed follow-up(s) | 2825 (6.1) | 324 (8.8) | |
| No appointment | 17,014 (36.6) | 1650 (44.8) | |
| Female, No. (%) | 26,194 (56.4) | 1862 (50.6) | < 0.001 |
| Age, No. (%) | |||
| 21–40 | 4017 (8.6) | 238 (6.5) | < 0.001 |
| 41–60 | 11,714 (25.2) | 784 (21.3) | |
| 61–80 | 20,904 (45.0) | 1692 (46.0) | |
| 81+ | 9811 (21.1) | 966 (26.2) | |
| Race/ethnicity, No. (%) | |||
| White + Non-Hispanic | 28,111 (60.5) | 2284 (62.1) | 0.003 |
| Black + Non-Hispanic | 7195 (15.5) | 621 (16.9) | |
| Other/multiracial | 2955 (6.4) | 203 (5.5) | |
| Hispanic | 4584 (9.9) | 325 (8.8) | |
| Asian | 2677 (5.8) | 182 (4.9) | |
| Unknown | 924 (2.0) | 65 (1.8) | |
| Final LACE Score, mean (SD) | |||
| L component | 3.57 (1.33) | 4.08 (1.42) | < 0.001 |
| A component | 1.97 (1.42) | 2.35 (1.24) | |
| C component | 2.89 (1.88) | 3.77 (1.67) | |
| E component | 1.52 (1.54) | 2.82 (1.30) | |
| Discharge disposition, No. (%) | |||
| Home | 32,890 (70.8) | 2336 (63.5) | < 0.001 |
| Home care | 6237 (13.4) | 691 (18.8) | |
| Skilled nursing facility | 3999 (8.6) | 346 (9.4) | |
| Rehab | 2417 (5.2) | 211 (5.7) | |
| Other | 183 (0.4) | 19 (0.5) | |
| Against medical advice | 284 (0.6) | 41 (1.1) | |
| Length of stay, median [IQR] | 4.00 [2.00, 6.00] | 5.00 [3.00, 8.00] | < 0.001 |
| Inpatient service specialty, No. (%) | |||
| Medicine | 29,557 (63.6) | 2755 (74.9) | < 0.001 |
| Surgery | 16,724 (36.0) | 906 (24.6) | |
| Other | 165 (0.4) | 19 (0.5) | |
| Tertiary facility (%) | 34,310 (73.9) | 2724 (74.0) | < 0.001 |