Table 1.
Description of the Cohort Before and After Propensity Matching Among High-Risk Patients Discharged Home From a Skilled Nursing Facility Following Hospitalization
| Before matching |
After matching |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Controls (n=201) | Cases (n=165) | Total (N=366) | Controls (n=160) | Cases (n=160) | Total (N=320) |
| Age, y | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 83.6 (8.46) | 85.5 (7.69) | 84.5 (8.16) | 85.2 (7.66) | 85.5 (7.21) | 85.4 (7.43) |
| Median | 84 | 86 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| Range | 63.0-99.0 | 63.0-105.0 | 63.0-105.0 | 63.0-99.0 | 64.0-105.0 | 63.0-105.0 |
| Sex, No. (%) | ||||||
| Female | 121 (60.2) | 108 (65.5) | 229 (62.6) | 102 (63.8) | 105 (65.6) | 207 (64.7) |
| Male | 80 (39.8) | 57 (34.5) | 137 (37.4) | 58 (36.3) | 55 (34.4) | 113 (35.3) |
| ERA score | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 20.8 (3.45) | 21.0 (3.75) | 20.9 (3.58) | 21.0 (3.51) | 20.9 (3.71) | 21.0 (3.60) |
| Median | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Range | 16.0-31.0 | 13.0-31.0 | 13.0-31.0 | 16.0-31.0 | 13.0-31.0 | 13.0-31.0 |
| 4-y mortality riska | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 13.5 (2.77) | 13.8 (2.84) | 13.6 (2.80) | 13.8 (2.70) | 13.8 (2.85) | 13.8 (2.77) |
| Median | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Range | 5.0-21.0 | 7.0-23.0 | 5.0-23.0 | 5.0-21.0 | 7.0-23.0 | 5.0-23.0 |
| Discharge year, No. (%) | ||||||
| After and including 2017 | 148 (73.6) | 112 (67.9) | 260 (71.0) | 117 (73.1) | 110 (68.8) | 227 (70.9) |
| 2013-12/31/2016 | 53 (26.4) | 53 (32.1) | 106 (29.0) | 43 (26.9) | 50 (31.3) | 93 (29.1) |
Abbreviations: ERA, Elder Risk Assessment; y, year.
a
The 4-year mortality risk includes age, sex, body mass index, current smoking status, difficulty bathing, difficulty with finance, difficulty walking several blocks, difficulty pulling and pushing large objects, and history of diabetes, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure.