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Table 1 Socio-demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Veterans by level of healthcare mobility 2010–2013a

From: Estimating healthcare mobility in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

  

Healthcare mobility levels

 

Overall

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

N

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

N

(%)

p-Value

774,188

706,246

(91.2)

60,942

(7.8)

6,021

(0.8)

979

(0.1)

 

Sex

<0.0001

 Female

52,017

45,612

(6.5)

5,613

(9.2)

686

(11.4)

106

(10.8)

 

 Male

722,171

660,634

(93.5)

55,329

(90.8)

5,335

(88.6)

873

(89.2)

 

Age

<0.0001

 18–25

22,402

19,530

(2.8)

2,500

(4.1)

318

(5.3)

54

(5.5)

 

 25–40

92,342

81,066

(11.5)

9,840

(16.1)

1,184

(19.7)

252

(25.7)

 41–50

123,632

108,069

(15.3)

13,352

(21.9)

1,856

(30.8)

355

(36.3)

 51–60

205,488

184,163

(26.1)

19,275

(31.6)

1,805

(30.0)

245

(25.0)

 61–70

174,352

163,703

(23.2)

9,977

(16.4)

616

(10.2)

56

(5.7)

 71–80

113,469

108,434

(15.4)

4,807

(7.9)

213

(3.5)

15

(1.5)

 81

42,503

41,281

(5.8)

1,191

(2.0)

29

(0.5)

2

(0.2)

Race/Ethnicity

<0.0001

 White

557,744

508,768

(72.0)

44,019

(72.2)

4,287

(71.2)

670

(68.4)

 

 Black

126,089

113,963

(16.1)

10,667

(17.5)

1,221

(20.3)

238

(24.3)

 Hispanic

41,189

37,407

(5.3)

3,435

(5.6)

301

(5.0)

46

(4.7)

 Other

19,752

17,843

(2.5)

1,724

(2.8)

165

(2.7)

20

(2.0)

 Unknown

29,414

28,265

(4.0)

1,097

(1.8)

47

(0.8)

5

(0.5)

Marital status

<0.0001

 Married

423,299

392,067

(55.5)

28,722

(47.1)

2,259

(37.5)

251

(25.6)

 

 Not Married

88,725

79,868

(11.3)

7,756

(12.7)

931

(15.5)

170

(17.4)

 Separated/Divorced

203,148

179,193

(25.4)

20,906

(34.3)

2,528

(42.0)

521

(53.2)

 Widowed

56,737

52,901

(7.5)

3,497

(5.7)

302

(5.0)

37

(3.8)

 Unknown

2,279

2,217

(0.3)

61

(0.1)

1

(0.0)

0

0

OEF/OIF SERVICE

57,588

51,853

(7.3)

5,069

(8.3)

564

(9.4)

102

(10.4)

<0.0001

Clinical characteristics b

 Hypertension

361,351

334,365

(47.3)

24,597

(40.4)

2,104

(34.9)

285

(29.1)

<.0.0001

 Coronary artery disease

106,030

98,615

(14.0)

6,812

(11.2)

533

(8.9)

70

(7.2)

<.0.0001

 Diabetes

140,178

129,632

(18.4)

9,635

(15.8)

803

(13.3)

108

(11.0)

<.00001

 COPD

54,942

50,263

(7.1)

4,217

(6.9)

403

(6.7)

59

(6.0)

0.0888

 Depressive Disorders

129,776

122,767

16.0)

14,696

(24.1)

1,913

(31.8)

400

(40.9)

<.00001

 PTSD

72,488

62,483

(8.8)

8,684

(14.2)

1,096

(18.2)

225

(23.0)

<.00001

 Hepatitis C

19,952

17,136

(2.4)

2,375

(3.9)

358

(5.9)

83

(8.5)

<.00001

 Digestive system cancer including colon

4,766,

4,470

(0.6)

280

(0.5)

16

(0.3)

0

0

<0.0001

 Lung cancer

2,433

2,273

(0.3)

152

(0.2)

7

(0.1)

1

(0.1)

<0.0004

Facility complexity levels C

<0.0001

 1a

293,376

270,142

(38.3)

20,958

(34.4)

1,969

(32.7)

307

(31.4)

 

 1b

109,112

100,484

(14.3)

7,657

(12.6)

826

(13.7)

145

(14.8)

 1c

162,899

151,979

(21.5)

9,847

(16.2)

897

(14.9)

176

(18.0)

 2

118,502

106,486

(15.1)

10,801

(17.7)

1,033

(17.2)

182

(18.6)

 3

85,844

73,197

(10.4)

11,241

(18.5)

1,235

(20.5)

164

(16.8)

 No complexity designation

4,455

3,958

(0.6)

431

(0.7)

61

1.0

5

(0.5)

  1. aOn date of entry into cohort
  2. bMost current status
  3. cThe complexity level is a weighted score based on several criteria, including the volume and patient case mix, clinical services at a facility, and the number of specialized clinical services The complexity was defined from designations made in 2011. There were two healthcare facilities that did not have a facility designation. They offered limited services in the process of restructuring