Overall study cohort | |||||||||
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Readmitted | p Value | ||||||||
(A) All readmitted | (A1) Hypo | (A2) Non-hypo | (B) Not readmitted | (A) vs (B) | |||||
n=1095 | n=158 | n=937 | n=3381 | ||||||
n | Per cent | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | p Value | |
Age at admission, years | |||||||||
6–17 | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1.2 | 54 | 1.6 | <0.001 |
18–24 | 18 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 17 | 1.8 | 79 | 2.3 | |
25–34 | 77 | 7.0 | 11 | 7.0 | 66 | 7.0 | 151 | 4.5 | |
35–44 | 118 | 10.8 | 29 | 18.4 | 89 | 9.5 | 260 | 7.7 | |
45–54 | 190 | 17.4 | 28 | 17.7 | 162 | 17.3 | 503 | 14.9 | |
55–64 | 220 | 20.1 | 35 | 22.2 | 185 | 19.7 | 712 | 21.1 | |
65–74 | 194 | 17.7 | 24 | 15.2 | 170 | 18.1 | 724 | 21.4 | |
≥75 | 267 | 24.4 | 30 | 19.0 | 237 | 25.3 | 898 | 26.6 | |
Gender | |||||||||
Male | 547 | 50.0 | 89 | 56.3 | 458 | 48.9 | 1588 | 47.0 | 0.104 |
Female | 548 | 50.0 | 69 | 43.7 | 479 | 51.1 | 1793 | 53.0 | |
Race | |||||||||
Caucasian | 530 | 48.4 | 65 | 41.1 | 465 | 49.6 | 1783 | 52.7 | <0.001 |
African-American | 474 | 43.3 | 85 | 53.8 | 389 | 41.5 | 1251 | 37.0 | |
Asian | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 42 | 1.2 | |
Other known | 78 | 7.1 | 7 | 4.4 | 71 | 7.6 | 251 | 7.4 | |
Unknown | 11 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.6 | 10 | 1.1 | 54 | 1.6 | |
Payer type | |||||||||
Commercial | 129 | 11.8 | 22 | 13.9 | 107 | 11.4 | 516 | 15.3 | <0.001 |
Medicare | 513 | 46.8 | 65 | 41.1 | 448 | 47.8 | 1531 | 45.3 | |
Medicaid | 180 | 16.4 | 32 | 20.3 | 148 | 15.8 | 388 | 11.5 | |
Self-paid | 37 | 3.4 | 3 | 1.9 | 34 | 3.6 | 176 | 5.2 | |
Other | 55 | 5.0 | 12 | 7.6 | 43 | 4.6 | 160 | 4.7 | |
Unknown | 181 | 16.5 | 24 | 15.2 | 157 | 16.8 | 610 | 18.0 | |
90-day pre-exposure to healthcare facility* | 530 | 48.4 | 83 | 52.5 | 447 | 47.7 | 877 | 25.9 | <0.001 |
Discharge disposition | |||||||||
Acute care facility | 20 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.6 | 19 | 2.0 | 44 | 1.3 | <0.001 |
SNF/NH | 107 | 9.8 | 10 | 6.3 | 97 | 10.4 | 190 | 5.6 | |
Home | 852 | 77.8 | 122 | 77.2 | 730 | 77.9 | 2755 | 81.5 | |
Other | 28 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 3.0 | 75 | 2.2 | |
Unknown | 88 | 8.0 | 25 | 15.8 | 63 | 6.7 | 317 | 9.4 | |
Diabetes type | |||||||||
Type 1 | 361 | 33.0 | 68 | 43.0 | 293 | 31.3 | 921 | 27.2 | 0.001 |
Type 2 | 734 | 67.0 | 90 | 57.0 | 644 | 68.7 | 2460 | 72.8 | |
Reference encounter type | |||||||||
ER (without in-pt) | 740 | 67.6 | 117 | 74.1 | 623 | 66.5 | 2498 | 73.9 | <0.001 |
In-pt (with/without ER) | 355 | 32.4 | 41 | 25.9 | 314 | 33.5 | 883 | 26.1 | |
ICU exposure ≤48 h after admission | 56 | 5.1 | 9 | 5.7 | 47 | 5.0 | 99 | 2.9 | 0.001 |
*Signifies hospital, nursing home or long-term care exposure within 90 days, or transfer from hospice.
ER, emergency room; ICU, intensive care unit; in-pt, inpatient; NH, nursing home; SNF, skilled nursing facility.