Antipsychotic adherence patterns and health care utilization and costs among patients discharged after a schizophrenia-related hospitalization

Table 1 Baseline characteristics

Characteristic	All patients
Total Sample	2,541	100.00
Gender, n (%)
Male	1,440	56.67
Female	1,101	43.33
Age at Index Admission Date^a
Mean (SD) yrs.	41.17	12.18
Age distribution (years), n (%)
18-24	315	12.40
25-34	493	19.40
35-44	578	22.75
45-54	763	30.03
55-64	392	15.43
Race/Ethnicity, n (%)
White	807	31.76
Black	1,509	59.39
Hispanic	16	0.63
Other	209	8.23
Health Coverage, n (%)
Fee-for-service	1,557	61.28
Capitated	984	38.72
Basis of Medicaid Eligibility, n (%)
Blind/disabled individual	2,393	94.18
Adult (not based on unemployed status)	69	2.72
Child (not child of unemployed adult, not foster care child)	65	2.56
Other^b	14	0.55
Hospital Discharge Status, n (%)
Discharged to home self-care	2,254	88.71
Transfer to skilled nursing facility	47	1.85
Transfer to other facility	122	4.80
Left against medical advice	14	0.55
Other alive status	1	0.04
Not yet discharged/transferred	26	1.02
Missing/unknown	77	3.03
Preindex Period^c All-Cause Health Care Costs
Mean (SD)	$8,162.64	$10,793.97
Preindex Period Depot Antipsychotic Use^d, n (%)
Yes	126	4.96
No	2,415	95.04
Preindex Period Charlson Comorbidity Index Score
Mean (SD)	0.87	1.56

SD standard deviation.
^aThe date for the first observed schizophrenia-related inpatient admission defined the index admission date.
^bOther included foster-care child, aged individual, and eligibility status unknown.
^cThe 6-month period prior to the index admission date defined the preindex period.
^dDefined as at least 1 claim for depot antipsychotic preparation, including risperidone, fluphenazine, and haloperidol.

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