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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (n = 192,327 * )

From: Comorbidity profiles and inpatient outcomes during hospitalization for heart failure: an analysis of the U.S. Nationwide inpatient sample

Discharge and hospital characteristics

Estimate (mean or proportion)

95% CI

Age (in years)

72.88

(72.82-72.95)

Gender (% female)

50.77%

(50.55%-51.00%)

Race/Ethnicity†

  

 White

68.02%

(67.79%-68.24%)

 Black

18.98%

(18.79%-19.17%)

 Hispanic

7.73%

(7.61%-7.86%)

 Asian or Pacific Islander

1.79%

(1.72%-1.85%)

 Native American

0.54%

(0.51%-0.58%)

 Other

0.30%

(0.29%-0.30%)

Median zip code income national quartile

  

 First

31.60%

(31.39%-31.81%)

 Second

27.00%

(26.80%-27.21%)

 Third

22.63%

(22.44%-22.82%)

 Fourth

18.77%

(18.59%-18.95%)

Primary healthcare payer

  

 Medicare

74.31%

(74.11%-74.51%)

 Medicaid

7.99%

(7.87%-8.11%)

 Private insurance

12.24%

(12.09%-12.39%)

 Self-pay

3.54%

(3.46%-3.63%)

 No charge

0.32%

(0.30%-0.36%)

 Other

1.59%

(1.54%-1.65%)

Admission on a weekend

23.42%

(23.23%-23.60%)

Hospital bed size

  

 Small

13.28%

(13.12%-13.43%)

 Medium

23.88%

(23.68%-24.07%)

 Large

62.85%

(62.63%-63.07%)

Control

  

 Government or private

59.53%

(59.31%-59.75%)

 Government, nonfederal

7.18%

(7.07%-7.30%)

 Private, non-profit

18.37%

(18.20%-18.55%)

 Private, investor owned

10.72%

(10.58%-10.86%)

 Private

4.19%

(4.10%-4.28%)

Location

  

 Rural

14.92%

(14.76%-15.08%)

 Urban

85.08%

(84.92%-85.23%)

Region

  

 Northeast

22.35%

(22.16%-22.54%)

 Midwest

23.40%

(23.21%-23.59%)

 South

39.37%

(39.15%-39.59%)

 West

14.87%

(14.72%-15.03%)

Teaching status

  

 Non-teaching

58.78%

(58.56%-59.00%)

 Teaching

41.22%

(41.00%-41.44%)

  1. *Estimates generated using discharge weights (population estimate n = 976,664).
  2. †data missing for 14.3% of discharges. CI, confidence interval.