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Table 2 Comparison of demographics and clinical variables for patients with subspecialty consultation versus patients without consultation.

From: Consultation patterns and clinical correlates of consultation in a tertiary care setting

Variable

Overall (N = 3979)

No Consultation

(n = 2056)

≥ 1 Consultation

(n = 1923)

p-value

Demographics:

    

Male (n; %)

2092 (52.6)

1058 (51.4)

1034 (53.8)

0.145

Age (yr)

    

   mean [sd]

57 [19]

56 [20]

59 [18]

< 0.001

   > 65 yo

1575 (39.6)

766 (37.3)

809 (42.1)

0.002

Clinical Diagnoses:

    

Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders

877 (22.0)

406 (19.7)

471 (24.5)

< 0.001

Hypertension Uncomplicated

875 (22.0)

422 (20.5)

453 (23.6)

0.02

Diabetes Uncomplicated

740 (18.6)

419 (20.4)

321 (16.7)

0.003

Chronic Pulmonary Disease

653 (16.4)

337 (16.4)

316 (16.4)

0.97

Congestive Heart Failure

567 (14.3)

208 (10.1)

359 (18.7)

< 0.001

Cardiac Arrhythmia

576 (14.5)

242 (11.8)

334 (17.4)

< 0.001

Alcohol Abuse

509 (12.8)

272 (13.2)

237 (12.3)

0.4

Liver Disease

452 (11.4)

199 (9.7)

253 (13.2)

0.001

Renal Failure

401 (10.1)

163 (7.9)

238 (12.4)

< 0.001

Coagulopathy

318 (8.0)

135 (6.6)

183 (9.5)

0.001

Pulmonary Circulation Disorders

315 (7.9)

146 (7.1)

169 (8.8)

0.05

Other Neurologic Disorder

303 (7.6)

105 (5.1)

198 (10.3)

< 0.001

Diabetes Complicated

291 (7.3)

119 (5.8)

172 (8.9)

< 0.001

Hypertension Complicated

278 (7.0)

93 (4.5)

185 (9.6)

< 0.001

Solid Tumor (No Metastasis)

268 (6.7)

115 (5.6)

153 (8.0)

0.003

Deficiency Anemia

244 (6.1)

101 (4.9)

143 (7.4)

0.001

Depression

223 (5.6)

128 (6.2)

95 (4.9)

0.08

Drug Abuse

187 (4.7)

114 (5.5)

73 (3.8)

0.01

Valvular Disease

179 (4.5)

65 (3.2)

114 (5.9)

< 0.001

Hypothyroidism

177 (4.5)

76 (3.7)

101 (5.3)

0.02

Metastatic Cancer

180 (4.5)

70 (3.4)

110 (5.7)

< 0.001

RA or Collagen Vascular Disease

179 (4.5)

53 (2.6)

126 (6.6)

< 0.001

Peripheral Vascular Disorders

122 (3.1)

61 (3.0)

61 (3.2)

0.71

Peptic Ulcer Disease

95 (2.4)

37 (1.8)

58 (3.0)

0.01

Lymphoma

92 (2.3)

30 (1.5)

62 (3.2)

< 0.001

Blood Loss Anemia

81 (2.0)

33 (1.6)

48 (2.5)

0.05

Obesity

64 (1.6)

23 (1.1)

41 (2.1)

0.01

Weight Loss

60 (1.5)

27 (1.3)

33 (1.7)

0.3

AIDS/HIV

57 (1.4)

9 (0.4)

48 (2.5)

< 0.001

Paralysis

50 (1.3)

26 (1.3)

24 (1.3)

0.96

Psychoses

37 (0.9)

23 (1.1)

14 (0.7)

0.20

Clinical Diagnosis count:

    

Total Diagnoses

    

   mean [sd]

6.4 [3.8]

5.5 [3.6]

7.3 [3.8]

< 0.001

Pre-admission Diagnoses

    

   mean [sd]

2.2 [2.2]

1.6 [1.8]

2.8 [2.4]

< 0.001

   ≥ 1

2975 (74.8)

1382 (67.2)

1597 (83.0)

< 0.001

Post-admission Diagnoses

    

   mean [sd]

4.2 [2.8]

3.9 [2.8]

4.6 [2.8]

< 0.001