| CSE | % | CRE | % | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NÂ =Â 38,910 | NÂ =Â 1227 | ||||
Mean age, years (SD) | 69.1 (15.9) | Â | 66.6 (15.3) | Â | <0.001 |
Gender: male | 16,273 | 41.8% | 642 | 52.3% | <0.001 |
Race | |||||
 White | 28,295 | 72.7% | 821 | 66.9% | <0.001 |
 Black | 5464 | 14.0% | 242 | 19.7% | |
 Hispanic | 1069 | 2.7% | 32 | 2.6% | |
 Other | 4082 | 10.5% | 132 | 10.8% | |
Admission Source | |||||
 Non-healthcare facility (including from home) | 25,559 | 65.7% | 776 | 63.2% | <0.001 |
 Clinic | 1285 | 3.3% | 27 | 2.2% | |
 Transfer from ECF | 3697 | 9.5% | 266 | 21.7% | |
 Transfer from another non-acute care facility | 473 | 1.2% | 22 | 1.8% | |
 Emergency Department | 7766 | 20.0% | 132 | 10.8% | |
 Other | 130 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | |
Elixhauser Comorbidities | |||||
 Congestive heart failure | 9623 | 24.7% | 329 | 26.8% | 0.096 |
 Valvular disease | 3112 | 8.0% | 96 | 7.8% | 0.825 |
 Pulmonary circulation disease | 2323 | 6.0% | 93 | 7.6% | 0.020 |
 Peripheral vascular disease | 4285 | 11.0% | 169 | 13.8% | 0.002 |
 Paralysis | 4085 | 10.5% | 271 | 22.1% | <0.001 |
 Other neurological disorders | 8668 | 22.3% | 348 | 28.4% | <0.001 |
 Chronic pulmonary disease | 11,035 | 28.4% | 371 | 30.2% | 0.151 |
 Diabetes without chronic complications | 11,616 | 29.9% | 420 | 34.2% | 0.001 |
 Diabetes with chronic complications | 3809 | 9.8% | 141 | 11.5% | 0.049 |
 Hypothyroidism | 6764 | 17.4% | 224 | 18.3% | 0.428 |
 Renal failure | 10,810 | 27.8% | 446 | 36.3% | <0.001 |
 Liver disease | 2084 | 5.4% | 65 | 5.3% | 0.929 |
 Peptic ulcer disease with bleeding | 17 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0.428 |
 AIDS | 12 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1.000 |
 Lymphoma | 604 | 1.6% | 21 | 1.7% | 0.657 |
 Metastatic cancer | 1787 | 4.6% | 40 | 3.3% | 0.027 |
 Solid tumor without metastasis | 1569 | 4.0% | 34 | 2.8% | 0.026 |
 Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular | 1721 | 4.4% | 45 | 3.7% | 0.204 |
 Coagulopathy | 5350 | 13.7% | 139 | 11.3% | 0.015 |
 Obesity | 6095 | 15.7% | 191 | 15.6% | 0.926 |
 Weight loss | 6855 | 17.6% | 340 | 27.7% | <0.001 |
 Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 21,332 | 54.8% | 378 | 30.8% | 0.764 |
 Chronic blood loss anemia | 545 | 1.4% | 24 | 2.0% | 0.105 |
 Deficiency anemia | 15,154 | 38.9% | 598 | 48.7% | <0.001 |
 Alcohol abuse | 1367 | 3.5% | 33 | 2.7% | 0.122 |
 Drug abuse | 923 | 2.4% | 35 | 2.9% | 0.278 |
 Psychosis | 2358 | 6.1% | 81 | 6.6% | 0.435 |
 Depression | 5854 | 15.0% | 174 | 14.2% | 0.404 |
 Hypertension | 24,938 | 64.1% | 781 | 63.7% | 0.752 |
Charlson Comoribidity Score | |||||
 0 | 12,010 | 30.9% | 334 | 27.2% | <0.001 |
 1 | 7855 | 20.2% | 230 | 18.7% | |
 2 | 7902 | 20.3% | 244 | 19.9% | |
 3 | 5118 | 13.2% | 180 | 14.7% | |
 4 | 2897 | 7.4% | 146 | 11.9% | |
 5+ | 3128 | 8.0% | 93 | 7.6% | |
 Mean (SD) | 1.9 (2.1) |  | 2.0 (2.0) |  | 0.009 |
 Median [IQR] | 1 [0,3] |  | 2 [0, 3] |  | <0.001 |
Hospital Characteristics | |||||
 Census region | |||||
  Midwest | 10,531 | 27.1% | 288 | 23.5% | <0.001 |
  Northeast | 5297 | 13.6% | 336 | 27.4% | |
  South | 16,203 | 41.6% | 310 | 25.3% | |
  West | 6879 | 17.7% | 293 | 23.9% | |
Number of Beds | |||||
  < 200 | 6589 | 16.9% | 192 | 15.6% | <0.001 |
 200 to 299 | 8779 | 22.6% | 338 | 27.5% | |
 300 to 499 | 12,691 | 32.6% | 421 | 34.3% | |
 500+ | 10,851 | 27.9% | 276 | 22.5% | |
 Teaching | 14,609 | 37.5% | 566 | 46.1% | <0.001 |
 Urban | 35,079 | 90.2% | 1167 | 95.1% | <0.001 |