Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Demographic | Overall (n = 2,279,004) | Elderly (n = 1,538,933) | Adults (n = 657,513) | Pediatrics (n = 82,558) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years), median (IQR) | 74 (59–83) | 80 (74-85) | 52 (43-59) | 5 (2–11) | <0.0001 |
Female sex | 58.7% | 61.5% | 54.4% | 39.4% | <0.0001 |
Race | |||||
White | 85.6% | 89.6% | 77.2% | 78.7% | <0.0001 |
Black | 10.1% | 7.0% | 16.7% | 14.8% | |
Other | 4.3% | 3.4% | 6.1% | 6.5% | |
Hospital size | |||||
6–99 beds | 19.4% | 22.6% | 13.7% | 5.6% | <0.0001 |
100–199 beds | 21.1% | 21.6% | 20.4% | 19.1% | |
200–299 beds | 24.3% | 24.8% | 21.6% | 36.1% | |
300–499 beds | 22.7% | 20.7% | 27.1% | 25.1% | |
500+ beds | 12.5% | 10.3% | 17.2% | 14.1% | |
Hospital ownership | |||||
Proprietary | 11.7% | 13.5% | 8.2% | 5.7% | <0.0001 |
Government | 8.6% | 6.8% | 12.9% | 8.0% | |
Nonprofit | 79.7% | 79.7% | 78.9% | 86.3% | |
Principal payment source | |||||
Medicare | 67.0% | 88.3% | 25.9% | 0.0% | <0.0001 |
Medicaid | 8.1% | 1.3% | 18.7% | 50.9% | |
Private | 21.4% | 9.2% | 47.1% | 43.1% | |
Self-pay | 1.6% | 0.4% | 4.6% | 0.1% | |
Other | 1.9% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 5.9% | |
Admission type | |||||
Emergency | 64.9% | 66.4% | 64.0% | 41.5% | <0.0001 |
Urgent | 21.5% | 19.9% | 24.1% | 33.4% | |
Elective | 13.4% | 13.7% | 11.9% | 20.6% | |
Newborn | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% | |
Admission source | |||||
Emergency room | 59.3% | 59.8% | 60.3% | 37.6% | <0.0001 |
Transfer | 15.1% | 18.0% | 8.8% | 8.6% | |
Referral | 18.1% | 15.7% | 21.6% | 39.2% | |
Other | 7.5% | 6.5% | 9.3% | 14.6% | |