Table 2 Common variables and their associations with discharge service in the total cohort and in the propensity matched cohort
|  | Patients on Hospitalist run Non-Teaching Service (n = 451) | Patients on Standard Teaching Service (n = 633) | p-value | Propensity matched patients on Hospitalist Service (N = 425) | Propensity matched patients on Teaching Service (N = 425) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years): (n = 1084) | ||||||
Mean (SD) | 61.1(14.8) | 61.4(14.1) | 0.72 | 61.6 | 61.4 | 0.89 |
Gender: (n = 1084) n(%) | ||||||
 Male | 215(47.7) | 306(48.3) | 0.85 | 198(46.6) | 201(47.3) | 0.83 |
 Female | 236(52.3) | 327(51.7) |  | 227(53.4) | 224(52.7) |  |
Race: (n = 1084) n(%) | ||||||
 Non Hispanic Black | 224(49.7) | 322(50.9) |  | 209(49.2) | 218(51.3) |  |
 Non-Hispanic White | 21(4.7) | 40(6.3) |  | 21(5.0) | 28(6.6) |  |
 Hispanic | 116(25.7) | 142(22.4) | 0.36 | 113(26.6) | 88(20.7) | 0.75 |
 Multiracial | 5(1.1) | 14(2.2) |  | 4(0.9) | 10(2.3) |  |
 Other | 85(18.8) | 115(18.2) |  | 78(18.3) | 81(19.1) |  |
Severity of Illness (by quartile)(N = 1084) n(%) | ||||||
 Extreme | 58(12.9) | 106(16.8) |  | 55(12.9) | 65(15.2) |  |
 Major | 111(24.6) | 146(23.1) | 0.21 | 106(24.9) | 89(20.9) | 1.0 |
 Moderate | 136(30.2) | 201(31.8) |  | 128(30.1) | 132(31.1) |  |
 Minor | 146(32.4) | 180(28.4) |  | 136(32.1) | 139(32.8) |  |
SES (n = 1065 (median (IQR)) | ||||||
(with 0 as NYS mean) | −3.47(−6.45-(−1.55)) | 02.80(−6.32-(−1.10)) | 0.003 | −3.98 | −3.92 | 0.76 |
Albumin (mg/dL) (n = 1036) mean (SD)a | 3.75(0.03) | 3.73(0.03) | 0.61 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 0.98 |
History of Severe Heart Disease (n = 1084)(%) | 27(6.0) | 69(10.9) | 0.005 | 26(6.2) | 24(5.6) | 0.77 |
History of Malignancy (n = 1084) (%) | 7(1.1) | 7(1.6) | 0.59 | 6(1.5) | 5(1.1) | 0.52 |
Charlson score: (n = 1084) median (IQR)) | 5(3–6) | 5(4–6) | 0.19 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.89 |
Number of previous admission within 365 days (n = 1084)(median (IQR)) | 1(0–2) | 1(0–2) | 0.71 | 1.95 | 1.73 | 0.28 |
Outcome variables not used in matching | ||||||
LOS (days) in index hospitalization (n = 1084) Days (median (IQR)) | 6(3–13) | 5(3–10) | 0.014 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 0.02 |
Disposition from index hospitalization (n = 1060) N (%) | ||||||
 Home (no services) | 228(51.5) | 281(45.5) |  | 207(48.7) | 191(44.9) |  |
 Skilled Nursing | 62(14.0) | 131(21.2) | 0.004 | 61(14.3) | 84(19.8) | 0.52 |
 Home care | 127(28.7) | 154(25.0) |  | 126(29.6) | 108(25.4) |  |
 AMAb | 15(3.4) | 22(3.6) |  | 20(4.8) | 25(5.9) |  |
 Expired/Hospice | 11(2.5) | 29(4.7) |  | 11(2.6) | 2(4.0) |  |