Table 1:
Baseline characteristics of hospital discharges by census division
| Pacific Census Division N = 479,071 |
Other Census Divisions N = 2,979,171 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age, n (%) | ||
| 18 – 20 years | 16,031 (3.4) | 102,232 (3.4) |
| 21 – 29 years | 90,194 (18.8) | 540,128 (18.1) |
| 30 – 39 years | 111,962 (23.3) | 604,979 (20.3) |
| 40 – 49 years | 73,964 (15.4) | 477,670 (16.0) |
| 50 – 59 years | 115,634 (24.1) | 778,788 (26.1) |
| 60 – 64 years | 71,286 (14.9) | 475,374 (16.0) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 293,599 (61.3) | 1,795,345 (60.3) |
| Race, n (%) | ||
| White | 221,464 (46.2) | 1,764,239 (59.2) |
| Black | 44,045 (9.2) | 586,004 (19.7) |
| Hispanic | 139,579 (29.1) | 327,467 (11.0) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 45,339 (9.5) | 55,605 (1.9) |
| Other | 20,870 (4.4) | 124,087 (4.2) |
| Income level, n (%) | ||
| 0–25th percentile | 95,934 (20.0) | 1,017,201 (34.1) |
| 26–50th percentile | 110,583 (23.1) | 782,419 (26.3) |
| 51–75th percentile | 128,247 (26.8) | 642,765 (21.6) |
| 76–100th percentile | 124,952 (26.1) | 490,647 (16.5) |
| Location of hospital, n (%) | ||
| Rural | 14,398 (3.0) | 268,578 (9.0) |
| Urban (non-teaching) | 144,580 (30.2) | 607,256 (20.4) |
| Urban (teaching) | 320,093 (66.8) | 2,103,337 (70.6) |
| Alcohol use disorder, n (%) | 37,735 (7.9) | 247,929 (8.3) |
| Other substance use disorder, n (%) | 44,928 (9.4) | 234,912 (7.9) |
| Smoking, n (%) | 76,397 (16.0) | 686,336 (23.0) |
| Depression/Anxiety, n (%) | 84,954 (17.7) | 704,686 (23.7) |
| PTSD, n (%) | 10,835 (2.3) | 90,279 (3.0) |
| Other psychiatric disorder, n (%) | 2,570 (0.5) | 18,737 (0.6) |
| Debilitating conditions required for medical cannabis use | ||
| Arthritis, n (%) | 28,935 (6.0) | 231,609 (7.8) |
| Cancer, n (%) | 23,707 (5.0) | 146,841 (4.9) |
| HIV/AIDS, n (%) | 2,709 (0.6) | 19,808 (0.7) |
| Multiple sclerosis, n (%) | 2,164 (0.5) | 18,973 (0.6) |
| Parkinson’s Disease, n (%) | 1,076 (0.2) | 6,658 (0.2) |
| Epilepsy, n (%) | 17,820 (3.7) | 125,476 (4.2) |
| Nausea and vomiting, n (%) | 9,194 (1.9) | 66,581 (2.2) |
| Cachexia, n (%) | 2,840 (0.6) | 17,001 (0.6) |
| Glaucoma, n (%) | 2,134 (0.5) | 14,788 (0.5) |
| Inflammatory bowel disease, n (%) | 4,865 (1.0) | 38,381 (1.3) |
| Chronic pain, n (%) | 37,417 (7.8) | 237,036 (8.0) |
PTSD = post-traumatic stress disorder. n is the study sample size with weighted %.