Table 2 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients by Year in Rhode Island, 2000–2004
From: Inpatient charges among HIV/AIDS patients in Rhode Island from 2000–2004
2000 N (%) Mean ± SE | 2001 N (%) Mean ± SE | 2002 N (%) Mean ± SE | 2003 N (%) Mean ± SE | 2004 N (%) Mean ± SE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inpatient Charges†,* | 8771 ± 1.05 | 9182 ± 1.05 | 11428 ± 1.06 | 12802 ± 1.05 | 17367 ± 1.05 |
LOS* | 4.6 ± 1.05 | 4.3 ± 1.05 | 4.7 ± 1.05 | 4.7 ± 1.04 | 5.3 ± 1.05 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 264 (65.7) | 285 (72.0) | 232 (67.6) | 267 (64.2) | 236 (63.8) |
Female | 138 (34.3) | 111 (28.0) | 111 (32.4) | 149 (35.8) | 134 (36.2) |
Age* | 42.9 ± 1.57 | 41.7 ± 1.57 | 42.9 ± 1.63 | 42.9 ± 1.56 | 43.2 ± 1.60 |
Race* | |||||
Hispanic | 58 (14.4) | 39 (9.8) | 63 (18.4) | 44 (16.9) | 57 (15.4) |
Black | 133 (33.1) | 134 (33.8) | 139 (40.5) | 175 (42.1) | 129 (34.9) |
White | 185 (46.0) | 207 (52.3) | 120 (35.0) | 183 (44.0) | 163 (44.0) |
Asian | 2 (0.5) | 4 (1.0) | 7 (2.0) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) |
Other | 21 (5.2) | 9 (2.3) | 13 (3.8) | 7 (1.7) | 7 (1.9) |
Unknown | 3 (0.8) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 6 (1.4) | 13 (3.5) |
Point of entry for Hospitalization | |||||
PCFa | 105 (26.1) | 100 (25.2) | 83 (24.2) | 99 (23.9) | 97 (26.2) |
ERb | 297 (73.9) | 296 (74.8) | 260 (75.8) | 316 (76.1) | 273 (73.8) |