Table 1.
Patient and Index Hospitalization/SNF Discharged to Characteristics by Treatment Decision (n (%) or mean ± SD unless otherwise specified) – SEER-Medicare 2011–2013
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | All | No Treatment No Hospice | No Treatment Hospice | Treatment No Hospice | Treatment Hospice |
| Total patients - N (% of the whole study sample 6791) | 6791 (100%) | 3103 (45.7%) | 1696 (25.0%) | 1413 (20.8%) | 579 (8.5%) |
| Male (vs. Female) | 2853 (42.0%) | 1283 (41.4%) | 696 (41.0%) | 618 (43.7%) | 256 (44.2%) |
| Age at Index Admission (years) | 81.2 ± 7.4 | 81.6 ± 7.2 | 81.5 ± 7.2 | 77.8 ± 6.8 | 78.3 ± 6.8 |
| Months between Diagnosis and Index Admission | 1.3 ± 1.4 | 1.4 ± 1.6 | 1.2 ± 1.4 | 1.2 ± 0.7 | 1.1 ± 0.7 |
| Race | |||||
| White NH | 5603 (82.6%) | 2565 (82.8%) | 1432 (84.5%) | 1113 (78.8%) | 493 (85.2%) |
| Black NH | 576 (8.5%) | 250 (8.1%) | 133 (7.9%) | 146 (10.3%) | 47 (8.1%) |
| Hispanic | 319 (4.7%) | 132 (4.3%) | 76 (4.5%) | 89 (6.3%) | 22 (3.8%) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander/ American Indian/Alaska Native NH | 284 (4.2%) | 150 (4.8%) | 53 (3.1%) | 64 (4.5%) | 17 (2.9%) |
| Married or Partnered (vs. Non-married) | 2181 (32.1%) | 955 (30.8%) | 507 (29.9%) | 501 (35.5%) | 218 (37.7%) |
| Registry Region at Diagnosis | |||||
| East | 2245 (33.1%) | 987 (31.8%) | 508 (30.0%) | 540 (38.2%) | 210 (36.3%) |
| Midwest | 768 (11.3%) | 324 (10.4%) | 257 (15.2%) | 121 (8.6%) | 66 (11.4%) |
| South | 1256 (18.5%) | 580 (18.7%) | 327 (19.3%) | 238 (16.8%) | 111 (19.2%) |
| West | 2522 (37.1%) | 1212 (39.1%) | 604 (35.6%) | 514 (36.4%) | 192 (33.2%) |
| Census Tract Socioeconomic Status (SES) | |||||
| Median Income ($) | 62894.6 ± 25447.0 | 62599.6 ± 25414.1 | 62284.6 ± 24906.7 | 63889.9 ± 26295.4 | 63817.4 ± 25057.3 |
| % of Residents below Poverty | 13.5 ± 9.3 | 13.6 ± 9.2 | 13.6 ± 9.7 | 13.4 ± 9.1 | 13.1 ± 9.2 |
| % of Non-High School Grads | 13.9 ± 9.6 | 14.0 ± 9.6 | 13.6 ± 9.3 | 14.2 ± 9.8 | 13.6 ± 9.2 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | |||||
| 0 | 1937 (28.5%) | 877 (28.3%) | 409 (24.1%) | 486 (34.4%) | 165 (28.5%) |
| 1 | 1657 (24.4%) | 722 (23.3%) | 427 (25.2%) | 356 (25.2%) | 152 (26.3%) |
| 2 | 1233 (18.2%) | 572 (18.4%) | 313 (18.5%) | 232 (16.4%) | 116 (20.0%) |
| 3 or more | 1964 (28.9%) | 932 (30.0%) | 547 (32.3%) | 339 (24.0%) | 146 (25.2%) |
| Year of Diagnosis | |||||
| 2011 | 2280 (33.6%) | 1075 (34.6%) | 596 (35.1%) | 427 (30.2%) | 182 (31.4%) |
| 2012 | 2304 (33.9%) | 1039 (33.5%) | 577 (34.0%) | 494 (35.0%) | 194 (33.5%) |
| 2013 | 2207 (32.5%) | 989 (31.9%) | 523 (30.8%) | 492 (34.8%) | 203 (35.1%) |
| Cancer Type | |||||
| Colorectal | 2865 (42.2%) | 1731 (55.8%) | 495 (29.2%) | 563 (39.8%) | 76 (13.1%) |
| Lung | 2993 (44.1%) | 1017 (32.8%) | 864 (50.9%) | 680 (48.1%) | 432 (74.6%) |
| Pancreas | 559 (8.2%) | 209 (6.7%) | 214 (12.6%) | 105 (7.4%) | 31 (5.4%) |
| Bladder | 374 (5.5%) | 146 (4.7%) | 123 (7.3%) | 65 (4.6%) | 40 (6.9%) |
| Cancer Stage | |||||
| Stage II | 1925 (28.3%) | 1255 (40.4%) | 298 (17.6%) | 320 (22.7%) | 52 (9.0%) |
| Stage III | 1646 (24.2%) | 760 (24.5%) | 336 (19.8%) | 456 (32.3%) | 94 (16.2%) |
| Stage IV | 3220 (47.4%) | 1088 (35.1%) | 1062 (62.6%) | 637 (45.1%) | 433 (74.8%) |
| One or More SNF Stays prior to Index Admission | 1861 (27.4%) | 835 (26.9%) | 595 (35.1%) | 279 (19.8%) | 152 (26.3%) |
| Conditions prior to Index Admission | |||||
| Hypertension | 5055 (74.4%) | 2344 (75.5%) | 1240 (73.1%) | 1039 (73.5%) | 432 (74.6%) |
| Diabetes | 2205 (32.5%) | 1031 (33.2%) | 538 (31.7%) | 456 (32.3%) | 180 (31.1%) |
| COPD | 1936 (28.5%) | 878 (28.3%) | 496 (29.3%) | 364 (25.8%) | 198 (34.2%) |
| Heart Disease | 3075 (45.3%) | 1502 (48.4%) | 757 (44.6%) | 580 (41.1%) | 236 (40.8%) |
| Stroke | 535 (7.9%) | 272 (8.8%) | 148 (8.7%) | 71 (5.0%) | 44 (7.6%) |
| Cognitive Disorder | 1193 (17.6%) | 604 (19.5%) | 424 (25.0%) | 117 (8.3%) | 48 (8.3%) |
| Depressive Disorder | 1259 (18.5%) | 567 (18.3%) | 352 (20.8%) | 231 (16.4%) | 109 (18.8%) |
| Alcohol Use Disorder | 166 (2.4%) | 75 (2.4%) | 31 (1.8%) | 46 (3.3%) | 14 (2.4%) |
| Index LOS (days) | 11.0 ± 7.7 | 11.3 ± 8.1 | 10.2 ± 7.5 | 11.5 ± 7.4 | 10.8 ± 6.3 |
| Index Hospital Characteristics | |||||
| Location | |||||
| Urban (vs. Rural) | 6146 (91.2%) | 2783 (90.7%) | 1525 (90.7%) | 1301 (92.9%) | 537 (93.1%) |
| Type | |||||
| Teaching (vs. Non-teaching) | 3609 (53.7%) | 1601 (52.2%) | 901 (53.6%) | 794 (56.7%) | 313 (54.3%) |
Data were rarely missing (<1%, except SES variables ~4%).
P-values are not shown because all comparisons were highly significant due to the large sample size.