Table 1 Patient demographics and clinical characteristics by post-acute care service type and traveling status
TOTAL COHORT | NON-TRAVELERS | TRAVELERS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 174,498 | N = 113,284 | N = 61,214 | |||||||
Variables | IRF (n = 76,469) | LTCH (n = 2289) | SNF (n = 95,740) | IRF (n = 43,089) | LTCH (n = 986) | SNF (n = 69,209) | IRF (n = 33,380) | LTCH (n = 1303) | SNF (n = 26,531) |
Age, yrs | |||||||||
21–64 | 6378 (8.34) | 257 (11.23) | 4571 (4.77) | 3647 (8.46) | 116 (11.76) | 3283 (4.74) | 2731 (8.18) | 141 (10.82) | 1288 (4.85) |
65–69 | 9879 (12.92) | 276 (12.06) | 5987 (6.25) | 5378 (12.48) | 103 (10.45) | 4190 (6.05) | 4501 (13.48) | 173 (13.28) | 1797 (6.77) |
70–74 | 12,662 (16.56) | 346 (15.12) | 9107 (9.51) | 6817 (15.82) | 121 (12.270 | 6478 (9.36) | 5845 (17.510 | 225 (17.27) | 2629 (9.91) |
75–79 | 14,052 (18.38) | 365 (15.95) | 13,443 (14.04) | 7684 (17.83) | 166 (16.84) | 9516 (13.75) | 6368 (19.08) | 199 (15.27) | 3927 (14.80) |
80–84 | 14,578 (19.06) | 404 (17.65) | 19,269 (45.29) | 8330 (19.33) | 199 (20.18) | 13,937 (20.14) | 6248 (18.72) | 205 (15.73) | 5332 (20.09) |
85+ | 18,920 (24.74) | 641 (28.00) | 43,363 (45.29) | 11,233 (26.06) | 281 (28.50) | 31,805 (45.96) | 7687 (23.03) | 360 (27.63) | 11,558 (43.56) |
Sex | |||||||||
Male | 34,464 (45.01) | 1037 (45.30) | 34,200 (35.72) | 19,006 (44.11) | 445 (45.13) | 24,670 (35.65) | 15,458 (46.31) | 592 (45.43) | 9530 (35.92) |
Female | 42,005 (54.93) | 1252 (54.70) | 61,540 (64.28) | 24,083 (55.89) | 541 (54.87) | 44,539 (64.35) | 17,922 (53.69) | 711 (54.56) | 17,001 (64.08) |
Race | |||||||||
Non-Hispanic White | 59,198 (77.41) | 1531 (66.89) | 76,863 (80.28) | 32,452 (75.31) | 601 (60.95) | 55,762 (80.06) | 26,746 (80.13) | 930 (71.14) | 21,101 (79.53) |
Non-Hispanic Black | 10,517 (13.75) | 460 (20.10) | 11,817 (12.34) | 6755 (15.68) | 255 (25.86) | 8523 (12.31) | 3762 (11.27) | 205 (15.98) | 3294 (12.42) |
Hispanic | 4029 (5.27) | 207 (9.04) | 4097 (4.28) | 2422 (5.62) | 94 (9.53) | 2943 (4.25) | 1607 (4.81) | 113 (8.67) | 1154 (4.35) |
Other | 2725 (3.56) | 91 (3.98) | 2963 (3.09) | 1460 (3.39) | 36 (3.65) | 1981 (2.86) | 1265 (3.79) | 55 (4.21) | 982 (3.70) |
Acute LOS, days | |||||||||
0–3 | 31,773 (41.55) | 304 (13.28) | 28,105 (29.36) | 18,755 (43.53) | 136 (13.79) | 20,941 (30.26) | 13,018 (38.99) | 168 (12.89) | 7164 (27.00) |
4–7 | 34,975 (45.74) | 814 (35.56) | 46,218 (48.27) | 19,233 (44.64) | 357 (36.21) | 33,376 (48.22) | 15,742 (47.16) | 457 (35.07) | 12,842 (48.40) |
8–11 | 7007 (9.16) | 562 (24.55) | 13,139 (13.72) | 3727 (8.65) | 256 (25.96) | 9290 (13.42) | 3280 (9.83) | 306 (23.48) | 3849 (14.51) |
12–25 | 2607 (3.41) | 549 (23.98) | 7662 (8.00) | 1324 (3.07) | 217 (22.00) | 5199 (7.51) | 1283 (3.84) | 332 (25.48) | 2463 (9.23) |
26+ | 107 (0.14) | 60 (2.62) | 616 (0.64) | 50 (0.12) | 20 (2.03) | 403 (0.58) | 57 (0.17) | 40 (3.07) | 213 (0.80) |
Stroke Type | |||||||||
Ischemic | 67,886 (88.76) | 1888 (82.48) | 84,008 (87.75) | 38,617 (89.62) | 822 (83.37) | 60,897 (87.99) | 29,269 (87.68) | 1066 (81.81) | 23,111 (87.11) |
Hemorrhagic | 8583 (11.22) | 401 (17.52) | 11,732 (12.25) | 4472 (10.38) | 164 (16.63) | 8312 (12.01) | 4111 (12.32) | 237 (18.19) | 3420 (12.89) |
Dual Eligibility | |||||||||
No | 61,999 (81.08) | 1528 (66.75) | 69,524 (72.62) | 34,654 (80.42) | 647 (65.62) | 49,938 (72.16) | 27,345 (81.92) | 881 (67.61) | 19,586 (73.82) |
Yes | 14,470 (18.92) | 761 (33.25) | 26,216 (27.38) | 8435 (19.58) | 339 (34.38) | 19,271 (27.84) | 6035 (18.08) | 422 (32.39) | 6945 (26.17) |
ICU/CCU Stay | |||||||||
No | 30,764 (40.23) | 669 (29.23) | 45,996 (48.04) | 18,067 (41.93) | 287 (29.11) | 33,812 (48.85) | 12,697 (38.04) | 382 (29.32) | 12,184 (45.92) |
Yes | 45,705 (59.77) | 1620 (70.77) | 49,744 (51.96) | 25,022 (58.07) | 699 (70.89) | 35,397 (51.15) | 20,683 (61.96) | 921 (70.68) | 14,347 (54.08) |
Hemiplegia/Hemiparesis | |||||||||
No | 40,558 (0.23) | 1040 (0.01) | 59,791 (0.34) | 23,453 (0.21) | 448 (0.00) | 43,641 (0.39) | 17,105 (0.28) | 592 (0.01) | 16,150 (0.26) |
Yes | 35,911 (0.21) | 1249 (0.01) | 35,949 (0.21) | 19,636 (0.17) | 538 (0.00) | 25,568 (0.23) | 16,275 (0.27) | 711 (0.01) | 10,381 (0.17) |
Specified Heart Arrhythmias | |||||||||
No | 51,415 (0.29) | 1241 (0.01) | 57,047 (0.33) | 29,079 (0.26) | 559 (0.00) | 41,335 (0.36) | 22,336 (0.36) | 682 (0.01) | 15,712 (0.26) |
Yes | 25,054 (0.14) | 1048 (0.01) | 38,693 (0.22) | 14,010 (0.12) | 427 (0.00) | 27,874 (0.25) | 11,044 (0.18) | 621 (0.01) | 10,819 (0.18) |
Diabetes without Complications | |||||||||
No | 53,213 (0.30) | 1601 (0.01) | 68,853 (0.39) | 29,968 (0.26) | 686 (0.01) | 49,799 (0.44) | 23,245 (0.38) | 915 (0.01) | 19,054 (0.31) |
Yes | 23,256 (0.13) | 688 (0.00) | 26,887 (0.15) | 13,121 (0.12) | 300 (0.00) | 19,410 (0.17) | 10,135 (0.17) | 388 (0.01) | 7477 (0.12) |
Congestive Heart Failure | |||||||||
No | 59,615 (0.34) | 1422 (0.01) | 67,193 (0.39) | 33,447 (0.30) | 628 (0.01) | 48,697 (0.43) | 26,168 (0.43) | 794 (0.01) | 18,496 (0.30) |
Yes | 16,854 (0.10) | 867 (0.00) | 28,547 (0.16) | 9642 (0.09) | 358 (0.00) | 20,512 (0.18) | 7212 (0.12) | 509 (0.01) | 8035 (0.13) |
Acute Renal Failure | |||||||||
No | 65,731 (0.38) | 1617 (0.01) | 77,179 (0.44) | 37,012 (0.33) | 698 (0.01) | 55,983 (0.49) | 28,719 (0.47) | 919 (0.02) | 21,196 (0.35) |
Yes | 10,738 (0.06) | 672 (0.00) | 18,561 (0.11) | 6077 (0.05) | 288 (0.00) | 13,226 (0.12) | 4661 (0.08) | 384 (0.01) | 5335 (0.09) |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | |||||||||
No | 65,273 (0.37) | 1736 (0.01) | 78,892 (0.45) | 36,725 (0.32) | 751 (0.01) | 56,980 (0.50) | 28,548 (0.47) | 985 (0.02) | 21,912 (0.36) |
Yes | 11,196 (0.06) | 553 (0.00) | 16,848 (0.10) | 6364 (0.06) | 235 (0.00) | 12,229 (0.11) | 4832 (0.08) | 318 (0.01) | 4619 (0.08) |
Vascular Disease | |||||||||
No | 67,123 (0.38) | 1918 (0.01) | 82,866 (0.47) | 37,732 (0.33) | 823 (0.01) | 59,891 (0.53) | 29,391 (0.48) | 1095 (0.02) | 22,975 (0.38) |
Yes | 9346 (0.05) | 371 (0.00) | 12,874 (0.07) | 5357 (0.05) | 163 (0.00) | 9318 (0.08) | 3989 (0.07) | 208 (0.00) | 3556 (0.06) |
Diabetes with Chronic Complications | |||||||||
No | 69,908 (0.40) | 2004 (0.01) | 87,549 (0.50) | 39,152 (0.35) | 858 (0.01) | 63,351 (0.56) | 30,756 (0.50) | 1146 (0.02) | 24,198 (0.40) |
Yes | 6561 (0.04) | 285 (0.00) | 8191 (0.05) | 3937 (0.03) | 128 (0.00) | 5858 (0.05) | 2624 (0.04) | 157 (0.00) | 2333 (0.04) |
Seizure Disorders and Convulsions | |||||||||
No | 71,994 (0.41) | 1996 (0.01) | 87,469 (0.50) | 40,527 (0.36) | 848 (0.01) | 63,312 (0.56) | 31,467 (0.51) | 1148 (0.02) | 24,157 (0.39) |
Yes | 4475 (0.03) | 293 (0.00) | 8271 (0.05) | 2562 (0.02) | 138 (0.00) | 5897 (0.05) | 1913 (0.03) | 155 (0.00) | 2374 (0.04) |
Cardio-Respiratory Failure and Shock | |||||||||
No | 72,323 (0.41) | 1650 (0.01) | 88,099 (0.50) | 40,772 (0.36) | 711 (0.01) | 63,792 (0.56) | 31,551 (0.52) | 939 (0.02) | 24,307 (0.40) |
Yes | 4146 (0.02) | 639 (0.00) | 7641 (0.04) | 2317 (0.02) | 275 (0.00) | 5417 (0.05) | 1829 (0.03) | 364 (0.01) | 2224 (0.04) |