Table 1 Demographic and clinical data
ED visits for PE | All other ED visits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | No. of obs. | Weighted % | (±95% CI) | Weighted % | (±95% CI) | P-value | |
Overall | 283 | 0.08% | 0.01% | 99.92% | (0.77%) | ||
Sex | Male | 123 | 45.2% | (3.8%) | 45.8% | (0.7%) | 0.88 |
Female | 160 | 54.8% | (3.8%) | 54.2% | (0.7%) | ||
Age category | Under 65 years | 162 | 55.8% | (3.4%) | 85.2% | (0.2%) | <0.0001 |
65 years and over | 121 | 44.2% | (3.4%) | 14.8% | (0.2%) | ||
Race/ethnicity | White | 223 | 80.1% | (3.2%) | 73.8% | (1.1%) | 0.022 |
Black | 55 | 19.1% | (3.2%) | 22.7% | (1.1%) | ||
Other | 5 | 0.8% | ** | 3.5% | (0.3%) | ||
Payment source | Private insurance | 104 | 36.4% | (3.3%) | 37.0% | (0.5%) | <0.0001 |
Medicare/Medicaid | 148 | 55.6% | (3.1%) | 41.6% | (0.5%) | ||
Other | 26 | 8.0% | ** | 21.5% | (0.4%) | ||
Region | Northeast | 55 | 17.4% | (3.4%) | 19.0% | (1.7%) | 0.021 |
Midwest | 85 | 29.9% | (4.6%) | 22.9% | (2.4%) | ||
South | 81 | 29.0% | (5.3%) | 39.8% | (2.7%) | ||
West | 62 | 23.8% | (4.6%) | 18.3% | (1.9%) | ||
Hemodynamics | Unstable | 71 | 24.9% | (3.5%) | 24.7% | (0.3%) | 0.96 |
Stable | 203 | 75.1% | (3.5%) | 75.3% | (0.3%) | ||
CT or MRI | Yes | 154 | 57.7% | (4.0%) | 11.6% | (0.3%) | <0.0001 |
No | 129 | 42.3% | (4.0%) | 88.4% | (0.3%) | ||
Disposition | Admission/Transfer | 233 | 86.3% | (2.7%) | 14.7% | (0.3%) | <0.0001 |
Other | 43 | 10.4% | (2.0%) | 85.1% | (0.3%) | ||
Death on Arrival/in ED | 7 | 3.4% | ** | 0.2% | (0.01%) | ||
MSA | MSA | 243 | 85.5% | (4.5%) | 83.4% | (3.3%) | 0.57 |
Non-MSA | 40 | 14.5% | (4.5%) | 16.6% | (3.3%) | ||