Table 1.
Characteristics and Outcomes of Older Adults with Dementia
| Surgical Older Adults with Dementia (n = 36,473) | |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 82.25 (8.0) |
| Sex n (%) | |
| Male | 13345 (36.6) |
| Female | 23128 (63.4) |
| Race/ ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 31886 (87.4) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2007 (5.5) |
| Hispanic | 1110 (3.0) |
| Asian | 734 (2.0) |
| Other (i.e., North American Native, unknown, and other) | 736 (2.0) |
| Elixhauser comorbidities | |
| Hypertension, uncomplicated | 20944 (57.4) |
| Hypothyroidism | 8456 (23.2) |
| Hypertension, complicated | 7843 (21.5) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 7858 (21.5) |
| Deficiency anemias | 7780 (21.3) |
| Depression | 6373 (17.5) |
| Heart failure | 6254 (17.2) |
| Diabetes without chronic complications | 6285 (17.2) |
| Renal failure, moderate | 5900 (16.2) |
| Valvular disease | 4788 (13.1) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 4234 (11.6) |
| Diabetes with chronic complications | 4069 (11.2) |
| Weight loss | 3069 (8.4) |
| Obesity | 3018 (8.3) |
| Surgical procedure, n (%) | |
| General | 8536 (23.4) |
| Orthopedic | 23408 (64.2) |
| Vascular | 4529 (12.4) |
| Patient outcomes, n (%) | |
| 30-day mortality | 2287 (6.3) |
| 30-day readmission | 5511 (15.1) |
| Length of stay, mean (SD) | 6.61 (6.3) |
Abbreviations. EHR: electronic health record, SD: standard deviation.