Table 1 Emergency department (ED) visits for hypertension as the primary diagnosis in year 2009, 2010 and 2012 NEDS databasea
From: Emergency Department and Inpatient Healthcare utilization due to Hypertension
2009 NEDS | 2010 NEDS | 2012 NEDS | |
|---|---|---|---|
ED visits | 920,984 (0.71) | 972,631 (0.75) | 1,041,223 (0.77) |
Age, in years | |||
Mean (SE) | 58.64 (0.23) | 58.43 (0.22) | 59.17 (0.22) |
Median (IQR) | 56.96 (45.44, 71.73) | 56.79 (45.35, 71.28) | 57.95 (46.29, 71.98) |
Sex | |||
Female | 530,143 (57.62) | 558,253 (57.40) | 595,212 (57.17) |
Patient location (residence) | |||
Micropolitan/not metro | 169,247 (18.51) | 175,858 (18.19) | 184,852 (17.84) |
Metropolitan (large or small) | 744,925 (81.49) | 791,005 (81.81) | 851,485 (82.16) |
Median house hold income | |||
1st quartile (< $38,999) | 340,766 (37.96) | 368,468 (38.80) | 389,354 (38.19) |
2nd quartile ($39,000 to $47,999) | 250,997 (27.96) | 252,070 (26.55) | 255,324 (25.04) |
3rd quartile ($48,000 to $62999) | 179,959 (20.05) | 186,460 (19.64) | 219,568 (21.53) |
4th quartile ($63,000 or more) | 125,880(14.02) | 142,564 (15.01) | 155,369 (15.24) |
Primary payer | |||
Medicare | 370,933 (40.37) | 391,925 (40.41) | 443,993 (42.69) |
Medicaid | 106,282 (11.57) | 119,606 (12.33) | 138,606 (13.33) |
Private insurance | 244,669 (26.63) | 247,195 (25.49) | 229,988 (22.12) |
Self-pay/No charge | 167,334 (18.32) | 182,153 (18.78) | 189,031 (18.18) |
Other | 28,560 (3.11) | 29,001 (2.99) | 38,337 (3.69) |
Hospital Region | |||
Northeast | 148,302 (16.10) | 168,618(17.34) | 168,303 (16.16) |
Midwest | 183,785 (19.96) | 207,731 (21.36) | 219,784 (21.11) |
South | 448,654 (48.71) | 447,419 (46.00) | 490,154 (47.07) |
West | 140,244 (15.23) | 148,863 (15.31) | 162,982 (15.65) |
Teaching status of hospital | |||
Metropolitan non -teaching or non-metro | 555,998 (60.37) | 557,804 (57.35) | 576,146 (55.33) |
Metropolitan teaching | 364,986 (39.63) | 414,827 (42.65) | 465,077 (44.67) |