Age, housing status, insurance and discharge location were associated with increased risk of delay in discharge
| All patients | Patients experiencing delay in discharge | Patients experiencing no delay in discharge | P value* | |
| N (%) | 1720 (100) | 261 (15.2) | 1459 (84.8) | |
| Age in years, mean±SD | 49.6±19.0 | 55.4±18.5 | 48.5±18.9 | <0.001 |
| Gender, n % | 0.990 | |||
| Male | 1067 (62.0) | 162 (62.1) | 905 (62.0) | |
| Female | 653 (38.0) | 99 (37.9) | 554 (38.0) | |
| Other† | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | 0.058 | |||
| White | 444 (25.8) | 60 (23.0) | 384 (26.3) | |
| African-American | 225 (13.1) | 48 (18.4) | 177 (12.1) | |
| Asian | 329 (19.1) | 48 (18.4) | 281 (19.3) | |
| Hispanic | 652 (37.9) | 98 (37.5) | 554 (38.0) | |
| Other, incl Native American/Pacific Islander | 70 (4.1) | 7 (2.7) | 63 (4.3) | |
| Unhoused, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Yes | 227 (13.2) | 60 (23.0) | 167 (11.4) | |
| No | 1459 (84.8) | 194 (74.3) | 1265 (86.7) | |
| Unknown | 34 (2.0) | 7 (2.7) | 27 (1.9) | |
| Lives in SF, no. (%) | 1237 (71.9) | 182 (69.7) | 1055 (72.3) | 0.393 |
| Insurance, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Medi-Cal | 566 (32.9) | 101 (38.7) | 464 (31.8) | |
| San Franisco Health Plan (SFHP) | 365 (21.2) | 55 (21.1) | 310 (21.3) | |
| Medicare | 351 (20.4) | 67 (25.7) | 284 (19.5) | |
| Medicare+Medi Cal | 25 (1.5) | 13 (5.0) | 12 (0.8) | |
| Private | 319 (18.6) | 14 (5.4) | 305 (20.9) | |
| Self-pay | 22 (1.3) | 3 (1.2) | 19 (1.3) | |
| Worker’s comp | 41 (2.4) | 3 (1.2) | 38 (2.6) | |
| Other | 31 (1.8) | 5 (1.9) | 26 (1.8) | |
| Has primary care provider, n % | 719 (41.8) | 115 (44.1) | 604 (41.4) | 0.422 |
| Primary language English, n % | 1236 (71.9) | 188 (72.0) | 1048 (71.8) | 0.947 |
| Discharge location, n % | <0.001 | |||
| Home | 1348 (78.4) | 173 (66.3) | 1175 (80.5) | |
| Postacute care facility | 124 (7.2) | 58 (22.2) | 66 (4.5) | |
| Other | 92 (5.4) | 10 (3.8) | 82 (5.6) | |
| AMA/AWOL | 60 (3.5) | 3 (1.1) | 57 (3.9) | |
| Died | 59 (3.4) | 7 (2.7) | 52 (3.6) | |
| Home health | 37 (2.2) | 10 (3.8) | 27 (1.9) |
*P values were calculated using an unpaired t-test for continuous variables, and Pearson’s χ2 or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables.
†Not included in statistical test.
AMA, against medical advice; AWOL, absent without leave; SF, San Francisco.