The Descriptive Analysis of Factors Affecting Hospitalization Among Veterans at VHA Primary Care Clinics Across the United States and in King County, WA in 2015*
| Hospitalization | United States | King County, WA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| Number of Patients (%) | 360,527 (6.63) | 5,080,516 (93.38) | 1087 (5.84) | 17022 (91.47) |
| Age, Mean (SD) | 64.46 (13.86) | 62.7 (16.50) | 63.69 (14.03) | 58.83 (17.21) |
| Sex, (%) | 336,617 (93.40) | 4,681,449 (92.15) | 1,003 (92.27) | 15,545 (91.32) |
| Race, (%) | 246,558 (68.39) | 3,695,482 (72.74) | 749 (69.42) | 12156 (72.33) |
| Gagne Comorbidity Score, Mean (SD) | 2.07 (2.07) | 0.33 (1.24) | 1.25 (1.95) | 0.34 (1.14) |
| NSES index†, Mean (SD) | 0.67 (0.11) | 0.69 (0.10) | 0.72 (0.08) | 0.74 (0.08) |
| Housing issues (Median, Range) | ||||
| Housing instability‡ | 2.55 (0.00, 100.00) | 2.90 (0.00, 41.89) | ||
| Home vacancy rate§ | 3.34 (0.00, 100.00) | 1.77 (0.00, 9.56) | ||
| Characteristics of the House | ||||
| Percentage of houses with no plumbing | 0.00 (0.00, 62.71) | 0.00 (0.00, 6.74) | ||
| Percentage of houses with no heating | 0.00 (0.00, 95.28) | 0.00 (0.00, 16.67) | ||
SD, standard deviation.
↵* The demographic data had a high completeness rate with less than 1% of data missing among the entire veteran population. Percentages might not add to 100% due to rounding and the missing data.
↵† The NSES index was a summary measure of six geographic-level census-based variables that linked to the census tract of a participant's residence. The higher values corresponded to higher socioeconomic status.
↵‡ Percentage of households that moved across census tracts in the past year and had an income below 100% poverty line.
↵§ Percentage of vacant houses in each census tract.
NSES, Neighborhood Socio-economic Status, VHA, Veterans Health Administration.