Table 2:

Characteristics of FFS Medicare AL Residents Compared with Community-Dwelling and Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents

	AL Residents Cohorts A+C (CY2018)		Community-dwelling Residents (CY2017)	Long-stay Nursing Home Residents (CY2017)
Variables	N=273,484		N=39,002,012	N=957,660
	Point Estimate	95% CI	Point Estimate	Point Estimate
Age - mean (SD)	82.7	[82.5, 82.9]	70.6 (11.9)	80.8 (12.3)
Pct. <65	6.6%	[6.3%, 7.0%]	16.0%	10.2%
65–74	14.1%	[13.7%, 14.5%]	50.0%	17.9%
75–84	25.4%	[25.1%, 25.7%]	23.4%	26.5%
85–94	44.3%	[43.8%, 44.7%]	9.3%	35.1%
95 and over	9.6%	[9.4%, 9.8%]	1.2%	10.2%
Gender - female	65.7%	[65.4%, 66.0%]	52.8%	65.8%
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	90.1%	[89.7%, 90.5%]	77.2%	78.3%
Non-Hispanic Black	4.8%	[4.5%, 5.1%]	9.5%	13.0%
Hispanic	2.5%	[2.3%, 2.6%]	7.0%	5.4%
Other	2.6%	[2.5%, 2.8%]	6.3%	3.3%
Dual Eligibility	21.7%	[20.9%, 22.5%]	11.1%	68.8%
Chronic Conditions
ADRD	43.4%	[42.9%, 43.9%]	7.4%	74.0%
COPD	37.8%	[37.4%, 38.2%]	17.4%	44.6%
CHF	43.4%	[43.0%, 43.8%]	15.6%	55.6%
DIABETES	42.4%	[42.0%, 42.9%]	26.7%	54.2%
MOBILITY IMP	10.9%	[10.7%, 11.1%]	3.0%	23.1%
CHRONIC KIDNEY	47.8%	[47.5%, 48.2%]	21.1%	55.4%
ISCHEMIC HEART	62.2%	[61.8%, 62.6%]	30.7%	66.4%
RHEUMATOID/OSTEO ARTHRITIS	75.5%	[75.1%, 75.8%]	39.5%	72.7%
OBESITY	24.5%	[24.2%, 24.8%]	17.7%	27.1%
PVD	46.0%	[45.5%, 46.5%]	13.3%	60.2%
CATARACT	81.0%	[80.6%, 81.4%]	42.5%	75.9%
GLAUCOMA	32.4%	[32.1%, 32.7%]	15.3%	26.9%
OSTEOPOROSIS	39.5%	[39.2%, 39.9%]	13.3%	35.9%
ANEMIA	75.3%	[75.0%, 75.7%]	35.9%	82.7%
HYPERTENSION	89.1%	[88.9%, 89.3%]	57.8%	92.2%
HYPOTENSION	41.6%	[41.3%, 41.9%]	19.2%	40.0%
ATRIAL FIBRULATION	27.2%	[27.0%, 27.5%]	9.3%	26.1%
DRUG ABUSE	8.0%	[7.8%, 8.2%]	4.1%	8.8%
ASTHMA	19.1%	[18.9%, 19.3%]	10.4%	18.6%
CANCER	20.6%	[20.4%, 20.8%]	10.4%	16.0%
DEPRESSION	57.1%	[56.7%, 57.5%]	25.1%	72.5%
HIP FRACTURE	11.3%	[11.1%, 11.5%]	1.9%	15.6%
HYPERLIPIDEMIA	84.7%	[84.5%, 85.0%]	55.8%	80.3%
STROKE	28.6%	[28.4%,28.9%]	8.8%	38.5%

Note: 95% Confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using robust standard errors clustered at the AL level.