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. 2021 Nov 30;4(11):e2135346. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.35346

Table 1. Characteristics of Study Cohort, Including All Patients Discharged Home From an Acute Care Hospital.

Characteristics No. (weighted %)
Overall Cohort Cohort receiving help Cohort not receiving help
Observations, No. 3591 1710 1881
Estimated population size 17 903 595 7 891 029 10 012 566
Female 2015 (53.3) 1092 (60.1) 923 (48.0)
Male 1576 (46.7) 618 (39.9) 958 (52.0)
Age, mean (SD), y 78.5 (7.0) 79.7 (7.5) 77.6 (6.3)
Race and ethnicity
Hispanic 165 (5.4) 97 (6.4) 68 (4.5)
Non-Hispanic Black 797 (8.3) 409 (9.0) 388 (7.7)
Non-Hispanic White 2475 (81.3) 1114 (78.2) 1361 (83.8)
Othera 154 (5.0) 90 (6.4) 64 (3.9)
Married or living with partner 1647 (54.8) 722 (53.9) 925 (55.5)
Self-rated health
Excellent 158 (6.7) 55 (4.6) 103 (8.3)
Very good 525 (22.6) 188 (16.9) 337 (27.4)
Good 911 (34.4) 411 (30.7) 500 (37.4)
Fair 747 (25.1) 425 (30.8) 322 (20.3)
Poor 312 (10.8) 216 (16.3) 96 (6.2)
Independent in
Mobility 1877 (73.2) 738 (59.0) 1139 (84.8)
Self-care 2143 (82.7) 888 (70.6) 1255 (92.6)
Household activities 1531 (62.8) 485 (42.4) 1046 (79.4)
Medical care 2101 (81.9) 850 (69.5) 1251 (92.1)
Cognitive status
No or possible impairment 2179 (86.4) 923 (77.2) 1256 (93.9)
Probable dementia 476 (12.8) 371 (21.8) 105 (5.5)
Hospital length of stay in days, mean (SD) 3.5 (2.9) 3.9 (3.2) 3.2 (2.7)
Diagnosis related group
Major joint replacement (n = 470) 162 (6.6) 88 (8.6) 74 (5.0)
Septicemia or severe sepsis (n = 871) 102 (2.6) 68 (3.5) 34 (1.9)
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders (n = 392) 93 (2.4) 54 (2.8) 39 (2.0)
Simple pneumonia & pleurisy (n = 194) 75 (2.1) 29 (1.7) 46 (2.4)
Cellulitis (n = 603) 69 (2.1) 22 (1.4) 47 (2.6)