Table 1 Demographic characteristics for 2012 NEDS study population
From: Gout-related inpatient utilization: a study of predictors of outcomes and time trends
2012 NEDS (all) | 2012 NEDS, not admitted | 2012 NEDS who were admitted | P value, not admitted vs. admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 205,152 | N = 189,255 | N = 15,870 | ||
Age, in years | ||||
mean (SE) | 55.44 (0.16) | 54.50 (0.16) | 66.66 (0.35) | <0.0001 |
Sex | ||||
Female | 46,839 (22.83) | 41,818 (22.10) | 5,021 (31.64) | <0.0001 |
Patient location (residence) | <0.0001 | |||
Micropolitan/not metro | 47,371 (23.19) | 45,563 (24.17) | 1,808 (11.48) | |
Metropolitan (large or small) | 156,905 (76.81) | 142,958 (75.83) | 13,948 (88.52) | |
Median household income | <0.0001 | |||
1st quartile (<$38,999) | 81,588 (40.71) | 76,396 (41.23) | 5,192 (33.47) | |
2nd quartile ($39,000 to $47,999) | 48,791 (24.35) | 45,224 (24.46) | 3,567 (23.00) | |
3rd quartile ($48,000 to $62,999) | 40,462 (20.19) | 37,054 (20.04) | 3,409 (21.98) | |
4th quartile ($63,000 or more) | 29,554 (14.75) | 26,211 (14.18) | 3,343 (21.55) | |
Primary payer | <0.0001 | |||
Medicare | 72,568 (35.41) | 62,733 (33.18) | 9,835 (62.02) | |
Medicaid | 27,556 (13.45) | 25,773 (13.63) | 1,783 (11.25) | |
Private insurance | 51,329 (25.05) | 48,730 (25.77) | 2,599 (16.39) | |
Self-pay/no charge | 45,241 (22.07) | 44,068 (23.30) | 1,173 (7.40) | |
Other | 8,254 (4.03) | 7,788 (4.12) | 466 (2.94) | |
Hospital region | <0.0001 | |||
Northeast | 35,976 (17.54) | 31,314 (16.54) | 4,661 (29.37) | |
Midwest | 40,729 (19.85) | 37,434 (19.78) | 3,295 (20.76) | |
South | 97,904 (47.72) | 92,088 (48.65) | 5,817 (36.65) | |
West | 30,543 (14.89) | 28,446 (15.03) | 2,097 (13.21) | |
Teaching status of hospital | <0.0001 | |||
Metropolitan non-teaching or non-metro | 125,106 (60.98) | 118,362 (62.53) | 6,744 (42.49) | |
Metropolitan teaching | 80,047 (39.02) | 70,902 (37.47) | 9,126 (57.51) | |
Comorbidities | ||||
Coronary heart disease | 13,548 (6.60) | 9436 (4.99) | 4,112 (25.91) | <0.0001 |
Hyperlipidemia | 23,862 (2.94) | 17,829 (9.42) | 6,033 (38.02) | <0.0001 |
Renal failure | 13,176 (6.42) | 6,500 (3.43) | 6,676 (42.07) | <0.0001 |
Heart failure | 10,029 (4.89) | 6,455 (3.41) | 3,574 (22.52) | <0.0001 |
Hypertension | 84,352 (41.12) | 71,709 (37.88) | 12,644 (79.67) | <0.0001 |
Diabetes | 32,774 (15.98) | 26,653 (9.42) | 6,121 (38.02) | <0.0001 |
COPD | 5,487 (2.67) | 3,714 (1.96) | 1,773 (11.17) | <0.0001 |
Osteoarthritis | 6,755 (3.29) | 4,253 (2.25) | 2,502 (15.77) | <0.0001 |