Table 2.
Twelve‐month baseline clinical characteristics before hospitalizationa
| Total patients (N = 6564) | |
|---|---|
| Deyo CCI | |
| Mean (SD) | 0.91 (1.92) |
| Median | 0 |
| Deyo CCI comorbidities, n (%) | |
| Mild to moderate diabetes | 763 (11.6) |
| Renal disease | 673 (10.3) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 570 (8.7) |
| Diabetes with chronic complications | 512 (7.8) |
| Congestive heart failure | 442 (6.7) |
| Primary cancer | 247 (3.8) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 200 (3.0) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 164 (2.5) |
| Dementia | 145 (2.2) |
| Myocardial infarction | 125 (1.9) |
| Rheumatologic disease | 84 (1.3) |
| Metastatic solid tumor | 59 (0.9) |
| Mild liver disease | 33 (0.5) |
| Hemiplegia and paraplegia | 30 (0.5) |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 27 (0.4) |
| HIV infection | 17 (0.3) |
| Moderate to severe liver disease | 13 (0.2) |
| Select comorbidities, n (%) | |
| Hypertension | 1958 (29.8) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 1222 (18.6) |
| Diabetes | 1169 (17.8) |
| Obesity | 761 (11.6) |
| Coronary artery disease | 505 (7.7) |
| Respiratory conditions | |
| COPD | 468 (7.1) |
| Sleep apnea | 397 (6.0) |
| Asthma | 265 (4.0) |
| Pulmonary fibrosis | 104 (1.6) |
| Organ transplant | 107 (1.6) |
| Influenza | 87 (1.3) |
| Pregnancy | 43 (0.7) |
| History of smoking/tobacco use, n (%) | 1721 (26.2) |
| Has BMI measurement, n (%) | 4629 (70.5) |
| BMI, mean (SD) | 32.25 (8.69) |
| BMI, median | 31.00 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
a
Diagnoses and prescriptions using available data from up to 12 months through 14 days before hospital admission.