Table 1 Characteristics of all admissions among the homeless admitted for a primary ACSC and non-primary ACSC

Age, Mean (SD) ^a

49.89 (-11.8)

43.62 (-12.8)

<.0001

18-64 years, %

91.85%

95.36%

<.0001

≥65 years, %

7.70%

3.23%

<.0001

Gender, %

Male

76.80%

74.66%

0.0487

Female

23.20%

25.34%

Race/ Ethnicity, % ^a

<.0001

White

50.34%

51.72%

0.2703

Black

23.60%

17.92%

<.0001

Hispanic

18.64%

17.54%

0.2476

Asian or Pacific Islander

1.25%

1.18%

0.7717

Number of chronic conditions, Mean (SD)

4.81 (-2.6)

3.56 (-2.3)

<.0001

Length of stay in days, Mean (SD)

4.91 (-10.8)

7.90 (-14.5)

<.0001

Total charges in dollars, Mean (SD)

$45,293 (-68,930)

$36,935 (-73,464)

<.0001

Admission source, % ^a

<.0001

Emergency Department

92.65%

48.67%

<.0001

Routine

4.68%

40.45%

<.0001

Other health facility including long-term care

1.54%

3.86%

<.0001

Another hospital

0.80%

5.03%

<.0001

Disposition of patient, % ^a

<.0001

Routine

75.77%

73.18%

0.0191

Against medical advice

10.43%

8.41%

0.0039

Transfer to other

10.21%

14.89%

<.0001

Transfer to short-term hospital

1.94%

1.79%

0.6601

Home health care

1.14%

0.54%

0.0017

Insurance coverage, %

<.0001

Medicaid

36.03%

30.12%

<.0001

Self-pay

24.29%

18.51%

<.0001

Other

24.29%

31.63%

<.0001

Medicare

13.34%

15.82%

0.0064

Private

2.05%

3.83%

0.0002