Table 2 Demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, comorbidity status, and hospital characteristics among cancer hospitalizations categorized by interhospital transfer and adjusted odds of interhospital transfer based on insurance status

Age, median (IQR)

53.8 (45.8–59.3)

54.4 (47.2–59.5)

54.4 (47.1–59.5)

Female, % (SE)

46.3% (0.4)

51.6% (0.1)

51.5% (0.1)

Race, % (SE)

White

62.2% (0.5929)

63.1% (0.6)

63.1% (0.5)

Black

15.2% (0.4193)

13.7% (0.2)

13.7% (0.2)

Hispanic

9.9% (0.3317)

9.5% (0.2)

9.5% (0.2)

Other or unknown

12.5% (0.4242)

13.5% (0.5)

13.5% (0.5)

Median household income, % (SE)

Quartile 1

29.4% (0.5337)

26.0% (0.3)

26.0% (0.3)

Quartile 2

25.1% (0.4536)

23.9% (0.2)

23.9% (0.2)

Quartile 3

23.9% (0.4123)

24.8% (0.1)

24.8% (0.1)

Quartile 4

21.4% (0.5248)

25.1% (0.5)

25.0% (0.5)

Elixhauser’s comorbidity index, median (IQR)

1.7 (0.5–3.0)

1.1 (0.1–2.4)

1.1 (0.1–2.5)

Hospital location and teaching status, % (SE)

Rural

14.1% (0.4)

4.1% (0.1)

4.3% (0.1)

Urban nonteaching

38.2% (0.6)

21.8% (0.5)

22.1% (0.5)

Urban teaching

47.5% (0.7)

73.9% (0.5)

73.4% (0.5)

Hospital bed size, % (SE)

Small

19.0% (0.4)

10.8% (0.4)

11.0% (0.4)

Medium

28.7% (0.5)

21.2% (0.5)

21.4% (0.5)

Large

52.1% (0.7)

67.8% (0.7)

67.5% (0.7)

Hospital ownership, % (SE)

Government, nonfederal

13.2% (0.6)

15.5% (0.8)

15.4% (0.8)

Private, not-profit

73.2% (0.7)

75.2% (0.8)

75.2% (0.8)

Private, invest-own

13.5% (0.4)

9.1% (0.3)

9.2% (0.3)

aOR ratio (95% CI)

 Private

Reference

–

–

 Medicare

1.22 (1.16–1.29)

–

–

 Medicaid

1.38 (1.31–1.45)

–

–

 Uninsured

1.56 (1.45–1.69)

–

–