Table 1: Patient characteristics and outcomes.

Variable n = 597
Age, mean (SD)** 76.08 (8.18)
Sex (Male) 212 (35.5)
Race (SD)
White 304 (50.9)
Black 287 (48.1)
Other 6 (1.0)
Ethnicity (Hispanic yes/no) 1 (0.3)
Any medicaid 203 (34.0)
Insurance (Primary)
Medicare 559 (93.6)
Medicaid 10 (1.7)
Private 10 (1.7)
None/self-pay 14 (2.4)
Other 4 (0.7)
In hospital death 14 (2.4)
Post discharge services*
Home 173 (48.6)
Home health services 67 (18.8)
Rehab 97 (27.3)
Hospice 5 (1.4)
Length of stay
Mean (SD) 7.81 (5.18)
Median (range) 6 (1-40)
CCI total, mean (SD) 4.83 (2.75)
CIRS total, mean (SD) 22.19 (5.42)

*among survivors, n = 583; **Abbreviation: SD = Standard Deviation.