Table 1 Baseline characteristics of hospitalizations for PE with and without hypocalcemia
PE only, % | PE and hypocalcemia, % | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total no | 186,242 | 1565 | |
Mean age (years) | 62.6 | 61.7 | < 0.001 |
Female | 51.9 | 50.8 | 0.67 |
Race | 0.062 | ||
White | 71.9 | 65.8 | |
Black | 18.9 | 22.1 | |
Hispanic | 5.5 | 5.9 | |
Asians or Pacific Islander | 0.9 | 2.34 | |
Comorbidities | |||
Hypertension | 41.7 | 36.4 | 0.056 |
Diabetes | 22.3 | 23.3 | 0.70 |
CKD | 12.1 | 14.7 | 0.194 |
COPD | 17.4 | 18.5 | 0.611 |
Previous VTE | 16.7 | 12.1 | 0.036 |
Dyslipidemia | 35.5 | 33.5 | 0.486 |
Previous stroke | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.331 |
Heart failure | 15.3 | 20.1 | 0.023 |
Charleston comorbidity index | < 0.001 | ||
0 | 32.1 | 18.8 | |
1 | 23.3 | 18.8 | |
2 | 16.4 | 22.3 | |
≥ 3 | 28 | 39.9 | |
Hospital type | 0.0009 | ||
Rural | 9.8 | 5.7 | |
Urban nonteaching | 23.8 | 17.8 | |
Urban teaching | 66.3 | 76.3 | |
Expected primary payer | 0.6562 | ||
Medicare | 51.8 | 52 | |
Medicaid | 12 | 13.7 | |
Private | 29.5 | 27.1 | |
Self-pay | 3.7 | 3.5 | |
Median household income, in US $ | 0.028 | ||
1–43,999 | 28.3 | 33.9 | |
44,000–55,999 | 27.2 | 24.9 | |
56,000–73,999 | 24.4 | 26.5 | |
74,000 + | 19.9 | 14.5 |