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Table 1 Demographics of patients admitted to the hospital for non-elective indications on a weekday compared with the weekends

From: Is the presence of medical trainees associated with increased mortality with weekend admission?

Demographics

Weekend

Weekday

All patients

(Nā€‰=ā€‰5,998,016)

(Nā€‰=ā€‰20,053,759)

(Nā€‰=ā€‰26,051,775)

Age, mean (SD)

47.9 (29.6)

46.9 (29.7)

47.1 (29.6)

Sex

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒMale

2,651,234 (23.3)

8,747,217 (76.7)

11,398,451

ā€ƒFemale

3,321,072 (22.8)

11,228,425 (77.2)

14,549,497

ā€ƒMissing

25,710 (24.8)

78,117 (75.2)

103,827

Race

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒWhite

3,017,636 (22.7)

10,304,064 (77.3)

13,321,700

ā€ƒAsian

139,398 (23.6)

452,512 (76.4)

591,910

ā€ƒBlack

676,910 (23.3)

2,232,936 (76.7)

2,909,846

ā€ƒHispanic

670,770 (23.3)

2,211,791 (76.7)

2,882,561

ā€ƒNative American

24,399 (23.4)

79,707 (76.6)

104,106

ā€ƒOther

142,420 (23.0)

478,022 (77.0)

620,442

ā€ƒMissing

1,326,483 (23.6)

4,294,727 (76.4)

5,621,210

Median Household Income

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒ0-25th Percentile

1,550,655 (23.1)

5,171,693 (76.9)

6,722,348

ā€ƒ26-50th Percentile

1,477,013 (23.1)

4,919,398 (76.9)

6,396,411

ā€ƒ51-75th Percentile

1,407,992 (23.0)

4,708,169 (77.0)

6,116,161

ā€ƒ76-100th Percentile

1,402,397 (22.9)

4,723,520 (77.1)

6,125,917

ā€ƒMissing

159,959 (23.2)

530,979 (76.8)

690,938

Primary Payer

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒPrivate

1,916,698 (22.3)

6,693,914 (77.7)

8,610,612

ā€ƒMedicaid

1,185,764 (22.8)

4,018,221 (77.2)

5,203,985

ā€ƒMedicare

2,323,860 (23.5)

7,560,323 (76.5)

9,884,183

ā€ƒNone

38,416 (25.0)

115,206 (75.0)

153,622

ā€ƒOther

183,121 (22.4)

635,129 (77.6)

818,250

ā€ƒSelf-Pay

342,981 (25.4)

1,007,693 (74.6)

1,350,674

ā€ƒMissing

7,176 (23.6)

23,273 (76.4)

30,449

Comorbidity Score, mean (SD)

1.1 (1.7)

1.1 (1.7)

1.1 (1.7)

MDC

Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒNervous System

397,624 (25.2)

1,178,110 (74.8)

1,575,734

ā€ƒAlcohol/Drug Use

73,234 (23.1)

244,275 (76.9)

317,509

ā€ƒBurns

6,909 (29.0)

16,888 (71.0)

23,797

ā€ƒCirculatory

991,071 (22.3)

3,455,504 (77.7)

4,446,575

ā€ƒDigestive

609,727 (24.4)

1,888,117 (75.6)

2,497,844

ā€ƒEndocrine System

188,972 (22.9)

636,572 (77.1)

825,544

ā€ƒEyes

10,662 (26.4)

29,663 (73.6)

40,325

ā€ƒFemale Reproductive System

27,132 (16.0)

142,867 (84.0)

169,999

ā€ƒHepatobiliary

194,396 (24.2)

609,474 (75.8)

803,870

ā€ƒHIV

17,490 (22.3)

61,097 (77.7)

78,587

ā€ƒImmunologic

70,411 (21.3)

259,794 (78.7)

330,205

ā€ƒInfectious

182,957 (25.2)

541,981 (74.8)

724,938

ā€ƒInjuries/Poisons

116,601 (27.4)

309,638 (72.6)

426,239

ā€ƒKidneys

250,741 (23.8)

804,607 (76.2)

1,055,348

ā€ƒMale Reproductive System

12,086 (20.6)

46,500 (79.4)

58,586

ā€ƒMental Health

213,546 (19.6)

875,088 (80.4)

1,088,634

ā€ƒMusculoskeletal

329,252 (24.6)

1,007,043 (75.4)

1,336,295

ā€ƒMyeloproliferative

20,791 (14.3)

124,352 (85.7)

145,143

ā€ƒNeonatal

793,403 (21.0)

2,984,827 (79.0)

3,778,230

ā€ƒOther Health Factors

33,873 (15.5)

184,566 (84.5)

218,439

ā€ƒOtorhinolaryngology

75,273 (25.7)

218,042 (74.3)

293,315

ā€ƒPregnancy And Childbirth

478,320 (21.6)

1,736,923 (78.4)

2,215,243

ā€ƒPre-Major Diagnostic Category

3,621 (27.2)

9,677 (72.8)

13,298

ā€ƒRespiratory

731,704 (25.2)

2,175,813 (74.8)

2,907,517

ā€ƒSkin Or Breast

145,317 (23.6)

470,145 (76.4)

615,462

ā€ƒTrauma

22,903 (35.2)

42,196 (64.8)

65,099

  1. Proportions reported in parenthesis unless otherwise noted.
  2. Data are presented as number of discharges (percent) unless otherwise indicated. All comparisons by admission day are statistically significant, pā€‰<ā€‰0.001.