Table 3 Summary statistic of the variables included in the multinomial logistic regression model across the discharge destinations
Variables | Discharged to | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home | HHC | SNF | IRF | LTCH | Others | ||
Regional (Hospital location) | |||||||
 Census Division: | |||||||
  East North Central | 704 (4.95) | 548 (3.85) | 252 (1.77) | 215 (1.51) | 17 (0.12) | 21 (0.15) | < 0.001 |
  East South Central | 2007 (14.11) | 390 (2.74) | 166 (1.17) | 274 (1.93) | 47 (0.33) | 19 (0.13) |  |
  Middle Atlantic | 329 (2.31) | 2125 (14.94) | 497 (3.49) | 139 (0.98) | 15 (0.11) | 8 (0.06) |  |
  Mountain | 283 (1.99) | 9 (0.06) | 63 (0.44) | 7 (0.05) | 1 (0.01) | 1 (0.01) |  |
  New England | 324 (2.28) | 606 (4.26) | 280 (1.97) | 156 (1.10) | 15 (0.11) | 10 (0.07) |  |
  Pacific | 118 (0.83) | 67 (0.47) | 52 (0.37) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (0.02) | 5 (0.04) |  |
  South Atlantic | 1039 (7.3) | 382 (2.69) | 165 (1.16) | 180 (1.27) | 24 (0.17) | 30 (0.21) |  |
  West North Central | 324 (2.28) | 226 (1.59) | 148 (1.04) | 12 (0.08) | 7 (0.05) | 7 (0.05) |  |
  West South Central | 699 (4.91) | 873 (6.14) | 98 (0.69) | 185 (1.30) | 35 (0.25) | 17 (0.12) |  |
Hospital/Provider | |||||||
 Bed Size Range: | |||||||
  < 5 | 2 (0.01) | 1 (0.01) | 2 (0.01) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.01) | < 0.001 |
  06–99 | 26 (0.18) | 24 (0.17) | 9 (0.06) | 6 (0.04) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.01) |  |
  100–199 | 758 (5.33) | 309 (2.17) | 243 (1.71) | 124 (0.87) | 8 (0.06) | 12 (0.08) |  |
  200–299 | 1204 (8.46) | 502 (3.53) | 232 (1.63) | 125 (0.88) | 39 (0.27) | 26 (0.18) |  |
  300–499 | 1221 (8.58) | 976 (6.86) | 362 (2.54) | 372 (2.62) | 28 (0.20) | 32 (0.22) |  |
  500+ | 2616 (18.39) | 3414 (24) | 873 (6.14) | 541 (3.80) | 89 (0.63) | 46 (0.32) |  |
 Hospital Status: | |||||||
  Urban | 5630 (39.58) | 4602 (32.35) | 1501 (10.55) | 1064 (7.48) | 161 (1.13) | 110 (0.77) | < 0.001 |
  Rural | 197 (1.38) | 624 (4.39) | 220 (1.55) | 104 (0.73) | 3 (0.02) | 8 (0.06) |  |
 Teaching Facility Affiliation | 4863 (39.5) | 4069 (33.03) | 1124 (9.1) | 441 (3.6) | 108 (0.9) | 124 (1.0) | < 0.001 |
Patient demographic | |||||||
 Gender: | |||||||
  Male | 4473 (31.25) | 3874 (27.24) | 980 (6.89) | 728 (5.12) | 95 (0.67) | 84 (0.59) | < 0.001 |
  Female | 1354 (9.52) | 1352 (9.51) | 741 (5.21) | 440 (3.09) | 69 (0.49) | 34 (0.24) |  |
 Marital Status: | |||||||
  Married | 3832 (26.94) | 3527 (24.80) | 768 (5.40) | 579 (4.07) | 74 (0.52) | 51 (0.36) | < 0.001 |
  Divorced | 682 (4.79) | 483 (3.40) | 227 (1.60) | 156 (1.10) | 27 (0.19) | 16 (0.11) |  |
  Single | 881 (6.19) | 691 (4.86) | 293 (2.06) | 168 (1.18) | 25 (0.18) | 36 (0.25) |  |
  Widowed | 432 (3.04) | 525 (3.69) | 433 (3.04) | 265 (1.86) | 38 (0.27) | 15 (0.11) |  |
 Race: | |||||||
  Caucasian | 4705 (33.08) | 4524 (31.81) | 1532 (10.77) | 977 (6.87) | 118 (0.83) | 90 (0.63) | < 0.001 |
  African American | 868 (6.10) | 455 (3.20) | 137 (0.96) | 155 (1.09) | 37 (0.26) | 23 (0.16) |  |
  Asian | 64 (0.45) | 73 (0.51) | 9 (0.06) | 10 (0.07) | 2 (0.01) | 0 (0.00) |  |
  Hispanic | 38 (0.27) | 24 (0.17) | 6 (0.04) | 8 (0.06) | 2 (0.01) | 1 (0.01) |  |
  Native American | 41 (0.29) | 27 (0.19) | 6 (0.04) | 9 (0.06) | 2 (0.01) | 2 (0.01) |  |
  Others | 111 (0.78) | 123 (0.86) | 31 (0.22) | 9 (0.06) | 3 (0.02) | 2 (0.01) |  |
 Age in years | 59.4 + 11 | 63.6 + 11.2 | 72.3 + 10.00 | 70.3 + 10.5 | 67.9 + 10.5 | 63 + 12.2 | < 0.001 |
Related factors of PAC referral discharge | |||||||
 Length of stay, days | 7 [5,10] | 7 [5,11] | 11 [8,16] | 12 [8,18] | 25 [20,37] | 11 [7,17] | < 0.001 |
 Charlson index | 2 [1,3] | 1 [1,3] | 2 [1,4] | 3 [1,4] | 3 [2,5] | 2 [1,4] | < 0.001 |
Comorbidity and diagnosis information | |||||||
 Coronary Bypass of Two Coronary Arteries | 1757 (14.3) | 1416 (11.5) | 453 (3.7) | 188 (1.5) | 47 (0.4) | 43 (0.3) | 0.13 |
 Coronary Bypass of Four or More Coronary Arteries | 478 (3.9) | 352 (2.9) | 85 (0.7) | 60 (0.5) | 2 (0.02) | 9 (0.1) | 0.004 |
 Coronary Bypass of Three Coronary Arteries | 1423 (11.6) | 915 (7.4) | 256 (2.1) | 126 (1.0) | 23 (0.2) | 31 (0.25) | < 0.001 |
 Coronary Bypass of one Coronary Artery | 1012 (8.2) | 916 (7.4) | 247 (2.0) | 103 (0.8) | 27 (0.2) | 24 (0.2) | 0.026 |
 Open Aortic Valve Replacement Tissue Graft | 161 (1.3) | 269 (2.2) | 153 (1.2) | 45 (0.4) | 11 (0.1) | 18 (0.15) | < 0.001 |
 Open Aortic Valve replacement | 188 (1.5) | 172 (1.4) | 69 (0.6) | 44 (0.4) | 6 (0.05) | 9 (0.1) | < 0.001 |
 Diabetes Mellitus without complications | 1800 (14.6) | 1236 (10.0) | 397 (3.2) | 176 (1.4) | 34 (0.3) | 53 (0.4) | 0.0002 |
 Tobacco Use disorder | 1588 (12.9) | 848 (6.9) | 163 (1.3) | 80 (0.6) | 22 (0.2) | 31 (0.3) | < 0.001 |
 Atrial Fibrillation | 1415 (11.5) | 1305 (10.6) | 567 (4.6) | 248 (2.0) | 57 (0.5) | 60 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
 Unspecified Hypertension | 3149 (25.6) | 2601 (21.1) | 656 (5.3) | 257 (2.1) | 42 (0.3) | 77 (0.6) | < 0.001 |
 Coronary Atherosclerosis | 5418 (44.0) | 4226 (34.3) | 1199 (9.7) | 538 (4.4) | 104 (0.8) | 132 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
 Intermediate Coronary Syndrome | 1431 (11.6) | 867 (7.0) | 220 (1.8) | 100 (0.8) | 11 (0.1) | 28 (0.2) | < 0.001 |
 Hyperlipidemia | 3851 (31.3) | 2734 (22.2) | 752 (6.1) | 349 (2.8) | 51 (0.4) | 87 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
 Posthemorrhagic Anemia | 1918 (15.6) | 1415 (11.5) | 531 (4.3) | 249 (2.0) | 60 (0.5) | 56 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
 Acute Myocardial Infarction | 1233 (10.0) | 885 (7.2) | 351 (2.8) | 161 (1.3) | 40 (0.3) | 35 (0.3) | < 0.001 |
 Congestive Heart Failure | 938 (6.6) | 935 (6.6) | 565 (3.9) | 389 (2.7) | 79 (0.6) | 34 (0.3) | < 0.001 |
 Anemia, Unspecified | 807 (5.7) | 707 (4.9) | 263 (1.8) | 211 (1.5) | 29 (0.2) | 20 (0.1) | < 0.001 |
 Pulmonary Collapse | 900 (6.3) | 1330 (9.3) | 368 (2.6) | 239 (1.7) | 46 (0.3) | 24 (0.2) | < 0.001 |
 Acute Kidney Failure, Unspecified | 520 (3.7) | 435 (3.1) | 318 (2.2) | 256 (1.8) | 73 (0.5) | 24 (0.2) | < 0.001 |