Table 1 Demographic, social and medical characteristics
Demographics | N = 109 |
|---|---|
Mean age at admission (SD) | 53.0 (13.1) |
Male (%) | 51 (46.8) |
Race/Ethnicity (%) | |
 Black/African-American, non-Hispanic | 24 (22.0) |
 Hispanic, regardless of race | 34 (31.2) |
 Other race, non-Hispanic | 6 (5.5) |
 White, non-Hispanic | 45 (41.3) |
Education (%) | |
 Some high school | 5 (4.6) |
 High school graduate or GED | 12 (11.0) |
 Some college or associate’s degree | 23 (21.1) |
 Completed college or bachelor’s degree | 14 (12.8) |
 Post-college (regardless of degree) | 13 (11.9) |
 Missing | 42 (38.5) |
Alcohol consumption (%) | |
 Yes | 38 (34.9) |
 No | 57 (52.3) |
 Unknown | 14 (12.8) |
Smoker (%) | |
 Yes | 29 (26.6) |
 No | 74 (67.9) |
 Unknown | 6 (5.5) |
Marijuana use (%) | |
 Yes | 8 (7.3) |
 No | 62 (56.9) |
 Unknown | 39 (35.8) |
 Substance abuse (%) | 3 (2.8) |
Comorbidities | |
 Cardiovascular disease (%) | 15 (13.8) |
 Respiratory disease (%) | 27 (24.8) |
 Renal disease (%) | 10 (9.2) |
 Hypertension (%) | 49 (45.0) |
 Type 2 diabetes (%) | 37 (33.9) |
 Morbid obesity (%) | 15 (13.8) |
Hospital Course | |
 Median days hospitalized [IQR] | 4.0 [3.0, 9.0] |
 Admission to intensive care unit (ICU) (%) | 28 (25.7) |
 Intubated (%) | 14 (12.8) |
Discharge location (%) | |
 Home | 98 (89.9) |
 Home with home health | 4 (3.7) |
 Facility | 4 (3.4) |
 Other | 3 (2.8) |
 Discharged on oxygen (%) | 56 (51.4) |