TABLE 1.
Patient Characteristics by Interhospital Transfer Status (n = 298)
| Characteristic | Total (n = 298) | Transfers (n = 117) | Emergency Department Admits (n = 181) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age | 59 (50–68) | 57 (45–64) | 61 (52–69) | < 0.001 |
| Sex (male) | 191 (64.1) | 77 (65.8) | 114 (63.0) | 0.619 |
| Race/ethnicity | 0.276 | |||
| White | 29 (9.9) | 14 (12.1) | 15 (8.5) | |
| Black/African American | 111 (37.9) | 49 (42.2) | 62 (35.0) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 (44.7) | 44 (37.9) | 87 (49.2) | |
| Other | 22 (7.5) | 9 (7.8) | 13 (7.3) | |
| Married | 135 (47.0) | 50 (43.5) | 85 (49.4) | 0.323 |
| Primary payor | 0.194 | |||
| Commercial | 87 (29.2) | 41 (35.0) | 46 (25.4) | |
| Medicare | 101 (33.9) | 32 (27.4) | 69 (38.1) | |
| Medicaid | 80 (26.9) | 32 (27.4) | 48 (26.5) | |
| Other | 30 (10.1) | 12 (10.3) | 18 (9.9) | |
| Spanish/other preferred language | 114 (38.3) | 34 (29.1) | 80 (44.2) | 0.008 |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||
| Admission month | 0.002 | |||
| March–April | 199 (66.8) | 90 (76.9) | 109 (60.2) | |
| May–September | 99 (33.2) | 27 (23.1) | 72 (39.8) | |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| Kidney disease | 96 (32.2) | 37 (31.6) | 59 (32.6) | 0.861 |
| Liver disease | 45 (15.1) | 18 (15.4) | 27 (14.9) | 0.912 |
| Heart disease | 283 (95.0) | 111 (94.9) | 172 (95.0) | 0.952 |
| Obesity | 216 (72.5) | 90 (76.9) | 126 (69.6) | 0.167 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 47 (15.8) | 18 (15.4) | 29 (16.0) | 0.883 |
| Diabetes | 158 (53.0) | 59 (50.4) | 99 (54.7) | 0.471 |
| Number of comorbid conditions | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 0.839 |
| Pao2/Fio2 ratio, severe (< 150) | 166 (55.9) | 55 (47.4) | 111 (61.3) | 0.019 |
| d-dimer, severe (> 4) | 126 (46.0) | 76 (69.7) | 50 (30.3) | < 0.001 |
| C-reactive protein, severe (> 50) | 257 (91.1) | 95 (88.8) | 162 (92.6) | 0.278 |
| Troponin, severe (> 0.4) | 31 (11.0) | 23 (21.1) | 8 (4.6) | < 0.001 |
For categorical variables, n (%) is shown; for continuous variables, median (interquartile range) is shown.