Table 1 Descriptive statistics by type of hospital stay
Variable | Observation stay | Short-stay inpatient | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (SD) | 62.2 (12.1) | 62.3 (11.9) | 0.1851 |
Female (%) | 7.0 | 6.4 | <0.0001 |
Race (%) | |||
Asian | 0.8 | 1.0 | <0.0001 |
Black | 19.4 | 23.0 | |
Hispanic | 2.4 | 4.1 | |
Native American | 0.8 | 0.8 | |
White | 76.6 | 71.0 | |
Homeless (%) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.0325 |
Count of comorbidities (SD) | 1.5 (2.2) | 1.6 (2.2) | <0.0001 |
Rurality of residence (%) | |||
Isolated | 7.0 | 5.1 | <0.0001 |
Small rural | 8.4 | 5.7 | |
Large rural | 12.9 | 9.5 | |
Urban | 71.7 | 79.8 | |
Copayment category (%) | |||
No copayment | 9.5 | 9.2 | <0.0001 |
Reduced copayment | 1.6 | 2.0 | |
Full copayment | 89.0 | 88.9 | |
Length of stay in days (SD) | 0.86 (0.56) | 1.12 (0.45) | <0.0001 |
Fiscal year (%) | |||
2005 | 7.1 | 11.2 | <0.0001 |
2006 | 7.7 | 11.2 | |
2007 | 8.1 | 11.5 | |
2008 | 8.3 | 11.8 | |
2009 | 9.6 | 12.1 | |
2010 | 11.6 | 12.5 | |
2011 | 13.4 | 11.0 | |
2012 | 17.0 | 10.0 | |
2013 | 17.2 | 8.7 | |
Sample size | N = 42,704 | N = 71,339 | |