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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Assessing socioeconomic health care utilization inequity in Israel: impact of alternative approaches to morbidity adjustment

 

Total Sample

(N = 398,537)

Adult Sub-sample

(N = 279,241)

Age (mean, SD)

35.3 (23.1)

45.8 (19.4)

Gender, female (N, %)

203,652 (51.0)

145,205 (52.0)

Social Security Waiver (N, %)

49,241 (12.4)

40,947 (14.6)

Charlson Comorbidity Index (mean, SD)

1.19 (2.1)

1.62 (2.3)

Number of ADGs (mean, SD)

4.2 (3.2)

4.7 (3.5)

  1. SD: Standard Deviation
  2. ADG: Aggregate Diagnostic Groups (of possible 32 groups).