Table 1:

Individual, Regional, and Hospital Characteristics of Patients with TBI newly admitted to LTACH (2011–2016)

	Total (N=15148)
Demographic characteristics, n (%)
Age
65–74	6190 (40.86)
75–84	5807 (38.34)
85+	3151 (20.8)
Age, Mean (SD)	77.17 (8.05)
Female	6309 (41.65)
Race
White	12175 (80.37)
Black	1451 (9.58)
Hispanic	927 (6.12)
Asian	327 (2.16)
Other	268 (1.77)
Dual eligible Medicare/Medicaid at the time of admission	3188 (21.05)
Prior Chronic Disease Diagnoses, n (%)
ADRD	4427 (29.22)
Asthma	2901 (19.15)
Atrial Fibrillation	4555 (30.07)
Heart Failure	7757 (51.21)
Chronic Kidney Disease	7128 (47.06)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6641 (43.84)
Ischemic Heart Disease	10245 (67.63)
Multimorbidity┼
2+ conditions	14336 (94.64)
4+ conditions	13528 (89.31)
6+ conditions	12258 (80.92)
Hospital and regional level characteristics
Region, n (%)
Midwest	3398 (22.43)
Northeast	2885 (19.05)
South	6658 (43.95)
West	2207 (14.57)
States with Certificate of Need law, n (%)
Yes	10,621 (70.1)
No	4,527 (29.9)
LTACH ownership, n (%)
Nonprofit	4905 (32.38)
For-profit	9658 (63.76)
Government	367 (2.42)
LTACH bed count, n (%)
1–199	13912 (91.84)
200–400	1080 (7.13)
>400	92 (0.61)

Note: column percentages reported;

^┼:multimorbidity includes number of conditions present out of 22 reported in the Chronic Condition Warehouse: Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders or senile dementia, acute myocardial infarction, anemia, rheumatoid arthritis / osteoarthritis, asthma, atrial fibrillation, benign prostatic hyperplasia, cancer (breast cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, lung cancer, and prostate cancer), cataract, heart failure, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, diabetes, glaucoma, hip/pelvic fracture, hypertension, acquired hypothyroidism, hyperlipidemia, ischemic heart disease, osteoporosis, and stroke / transient ischemic attack.