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Table 1 Characteristics among inpatient hospital stays for ambulatory care sensitive conditions included in the AHRQ PQIs

From: The effects of multiple chronic conditions on hospitalization costs and utilization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in the United States: a nationally representative cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Overall composite (PQI 90)

Acute composite (PQI91)

Chronic composite (PQI 92)

Discharges (n)

   

 Total (weighted)

3,580,785

1,402,097

2,178,765

Mean cost per discharge (USD)

$8085

$7551

$8431

Mean Length of Stay (days)

4.4

4.3

4.4

Discharges (%)

   

 Without MCC (0–1 chronic condition)

13.2

21.8

7.7

 2–3 chronic conditions

33.7

37.8

31.0

 4–5 chronic conditions

35.3

30.1

38.7

 6+ chronic conditions

17.8

10.2

22.6

Age (%)

   

 18–39 years

8.9

8.9

8.9

 40–64 years

33.2

26.7

37.5

 65+ years

57.8

64.3

53.6

Sex (%)

   

 Male

43.7

39.2

46.6

 Female

56.3

60.8

53.4

Race/ethnicity (%)

   

 White non-Hispanic

69.3

76.0

65.0

 African American non-Hispanic

17.5

11.3

21.5

 Hispanic (of any race)

9.2

8.7

9.5

 API non-Hispanic

1.5

1.6

1.5

 Other non-Hispanic

2.4

2.4

2.5

Patient location (%)

   

 Metropolitan; micropolitan

90.7

89.1

91.7

 Non-metro-; Non-micropolitan

9.3

10.9

8.3

Primary expected payer (%)

   

 Private insurance

15.8

16.6

15.2

 Medicare

63.8

67.2

61.6

 Medicaid

11.4

8.8

13.0

 Other insurance

2.5

2.2

2.7

 Uninsured/self-pay/no charge

6.6

5.2

7.5

Discharge status

   

 Missing

0.02

0.02

0.02

 Home or self-care

61.32

58.08

63.41

 Short-term hospital

2.02

1.71

2.22

 Other type of facility

17.28

22.29

14.06

 Home health care

16.05

14.86

16.82

 Against medical advice

1.61

1.06

1.97

 Died in hospital

1.65

1.94

1.47

 Alive; destination unknown

0.04

0.04

0.04

  1. Abbreviations: API Asian Pacific Islander, MCC multiple chronic condition, PQI Prevention Quality Indicator
  2. Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, State Inpatient Databases, 2012