Parameter | White n = 7019 (61.9 %) | Black n = 1103 (9.8 %) | Hispanic n = 1088 (9.7 %) | Other n = 548 (4.9 %) | Totala |
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Male Sex (%) | 4093 (58.4) | 665 (60.4) | 894 (82.3) | 378 (69.2) | 7015 (62.1) |
Mean Age, y (s.d) | 47.5 (11.0) | 48.2 (10.5) | 43.7 (11.1) | 44.8 (11.6) | 47.0 (11.0) |
Income (%) | |||||
 0–25 % | 1428 (20.4) | 607 (55.4) | 366 (33.9) | 177 (32.8) | 3062 (27.2) |
 26–50 % | 1845 (26.3) | 223 (20.0) | 248 (22.8) | 102 (18.8) | 2874 (25.4) |
 51–75 % | 1837 (26.2) | 147 (13.3) | 250 (22.4) | 110 (19.7) | 2703 (23.8) |
 76–100 % | 1707 (24.3) | 78 (7.0) | 157 (14.7) | 117 (20.9) | 2278 (20.1) |
Payer (%) | |||||
 Medicare | 972 (13.9) | 191 (17.3) | 103 (9.5) | 58 (10.3) | 1549 (13.7) |
 Medicaid | 1345 (19.2) | 338 (30.9) | 301 (28.0) | 163 (29.8) | 2500 (22.2) |
 Private | 2412 (34.4) | 193 (17.3) | 204 (18.6) | 142 (25.9) | 3441 (30.5) |
 Self-pay | 1605 (22.7) | 298 (26.9) | 330 (30.4) | 126 (23.1) | 2703 (23.8) |
 Other | 661 (9.3) | 75 (6.9) | 149 (13.4) | 58 (10.9) | 1063 (9.4) |
Admission Source (%) | |||||
 Emergency room | 1449 (20.3) | 168 (15.1) | 409 (37.2) | 105 (18.7) | 2238 (19.6) |
 Outside hospital | 63 (0.9) | 2 (0.2) | 15 (1.4) | 8 (1.4) | 94 (0.8) |
 Non-health facility | 16 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | 21 (0.2) |
 Other health facility | 477 (6.8) | 103 (9.3) | 48 (4.4) | 32 (5.7) | 693 (6.7) |
 Source unknown | 5014 (71.8) | 828 (75.2) | 616 (57.1) | 401 (73.9) | 8258 (73.3) |
Disposition (%) | |||||
 Home/Home with aid | 4821 (68.8) | 849 (77.3) | 656 (60.8) | 392 (71.8) | 7927 (70.3) |
 Other inpatient facility | 746 (10.7) | 73 (6.7) | 51 (4.7) | 34 (6.3) | 1115 (9.9) |
 Other | 440 (6.3) | 34 (3.1) | 42 (3.9) | 36 (6.7) | 669 (5.9) |
 Unknown | 1012 (14.3) | 147 (12.9) | 339 (30.5) | 86 (15.3) | 1593 (13.9) |
 Mean Charlson Index Score (s.d.) | 1.7 (1.9) | 1.4 (1.8) | 1.6 (1.8) | 1.6 (1.9) | 1.6 (1.8) |
Severity of Liver Disease (%) | |||||
 No cirrhosis | 4913 (70.1) | 869 (78.7) | 773 (67.2) | 377 (69.0) | 8007 (70.9) |
 Compensated Cirrhosis | 981 (13.9) | 139 (12.7) | 192 (17.8) | 76 (13.8) | 1608 (14.2) |
 Decompensated Cirrhosis | 1125 (16.0) | 95 (8.6) | 163 (15.0) | 95 (17.2) | 1689 (14.9) |
 Known Hepatitis C (%) | 556 (7.9) | 121 (10.0) | 87 (8.2) | 35 (6.3) | 921 (8.1) |
 Sepsis (%) | 199 (2.9) | 27 (2.4) | 24 (2.2) | 13 (2.4) | 294 (2.6) |
 Gastrointestinal Bleed (%) | 126 (1.8) | 22 (2.0) | 31 (2.9) | 13 (2.3) | 241 (2.1) |
 Ascites (%) | 2030 (28.9) | 165 (15.0) | 251 (23.2) | 161 (29.3) | 3027 (26.7) |
 Hepatic Encephalopathy (%) | 1066 (15.1) | 90 (8.1) | 126 (11.5) | 65 (11.9) | 1602 (14.1) |
 Any infection (%) | 1792 (25.6) | 226 (20.5) | 222 (20.1) | 128 (23.5) | 2756 (24.3) |
Hospital Type/Setting (%) | |||||
 Teaching | 2947 (42.4) | 646 (59.6) | 597 (56.4) | 289 (55.4) | 5283 (47.4) |
 Urban | 6209 (89.7) | 994 (91.8) | 1041 (97.0) | 471 (89.8) | 10014 (89.9) |
U.S. Hospital Region (%) | |||||
 Northeast | 1610 (23.5) | 293 (27.4) | 250 (23.5) | 123 (22.4) | 2314 (20.9) |
 Midwest | 1118 (16.0) | 180 (16.3) | 76 (7.1) | 82 (14.9) | 2387 (21.2) |
 South | 2614 (37.0) | 527 (47.3) | 313 (28.6) | 146 (26.2) | 3969 (34.8) |
 West | 1677 (23.5) | 103 (9.1) | 449 (40.9) | 197 (36.6) | 2634 (23.1) |