Table 1 Demographics and baseline clinical characteristics
Private practitioner setting | Hospital setting | Patients in both private practitioner and hospital settings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient count | % of Total | Patient count | % of Total | Patient count | % of Total | |
N | 5,490 | 100 | 643 | 100 | 385 | 100 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 1,779 | 32.4 | 238 | 37.0 | 145 | 37.7 |
Female | 3,711 | 67.6 | 405 | 63.0 | 240 | 62.3 |
Age, years | ||||||
50-64 | 3,523 | 64.2 | 402 | 62.5 | 242 | 62.9 |
50-54 | 1,276 | 23.2 | 132 | 20.5 | 76 | 19.7 |
55-59 | 1,175 | 21.4 | 132 | 20.5 | 75 | 19.5 |
60-64 | 1,072 | 19.5 | 138 | 21.5 | 91 | 23.6 |
≥65 | 1,967 | 35.8 | 241 | 37.5 | 143 | 37.1 |
65-69 | 731 | 13.3 | 89 | 13.8 | 54 | 14.0 |
70-74 | 503 | 9.2 | 67 | 10.4 | 42 | 10.9 |
≥75 | 733 | 13.4 | 85 | 13.2 | 47 | 12.2 |
Mean (SD) Age | 63 (9) | na | 63 (9) | na | 61 (9) | na |
US Census Region | ||||||
Midwest | 1,042 | 19.0 | 96 | 14.9 | 54 | 14.0 |
Northeast | 664 | 12.1 | 165 | 25.7 | 71 | 18,4 |
South | 2,236 | 40.7 | 218 | 33.9 | 130 | 33.8 |
West | 1,547 | 28.2 | 164 | 25.5 | 130 | 33.8 |
Payer Type | ||||||
Commercial | 4,137 | 75.4 | 467 | 72.6 | 281 | 73.0 |
Medicaid | 87 | 1.6 | 26 | 4.0 | 16 | 4.2 |
Medicare | 1,264 | 23.0 | 141 | 21.9 | 86 | 22.3 |
Year of Initial Diagnosis | ||||||
2006 | 570 | 10.4 | 63 | 9.8 | 21 | 5.5 |
2007 | 659 | 12.0 | 63 | 9.8 | 30 | 7.8 |
2008 | 861 | 15.7 | 86 | 13.4 | 55 | 14.3 |
2009 | 1,587 | 28.9 | 203 | 31.6 | 132 | 34.3 |
2010 (Jan-Oct) | 1,813 | 33.0 | 228 | 36.5 | 147 | 38.2 |
Length of Episode of Care, days | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 26 (32) | na | 28 (34) | na | 34 (37) | na |
Median (range) | 16 (1–180) | na | 15 (1–180) | na | 23 (1–180) | na |