Baseline Characteristics of Patients With Myocardial Infarction Admitted to Rural Hospitals or to Urban Hospitals
| Admitted to | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Rural Hospitals (n = 1,426) | Urban Hospitals (n = 10,765) | PValue |
| Note: Excluding patients discharged or transferred to another acute care general hospital for inpatient care. | |||
| APR-DRG = All Patient Refined Diagnosis-Related Group. | |||
| Age, mean, years | 82.4 | 68.9 | <.001 |
| Male, % | 45.0 | 59.8 | <.001 |
| Black, % | 0.14 | 1.13 | <.001 |
| Number of secondary diagnoses, mean | 5.66 | 5.62 | .45 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, mean | 0.96 | 0.69 | <.001 |
| APR-DRG risk index, mean | 0.09 | 0.06 | <.001 |