Table 1.
Patient Demographic and Clinical Information
| Data Element | TTB | TIPS | UAE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y, median | 69 (1–90) | 57 (0–89) | 44 (17–90) |
| (range) | |||
| Medical comorbidities, median (range) | 6(0–22) | 6 (0–19) | 2 (0–17) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 5,761 (47.8%) | 807 (35.7%) | 826 (100%) |
| Male | 6,285 (52.2%) | 1,455 (64.3%) | 0 (0%) |
| Race | |||
| White | 8,954 (74.3%) | 1,674 (74.0%) | 270 (32.7%) |
| Black | 1,643 (13.6%) | 121 (5.3%) | 368 (44.5%) |
| Hispanic | 791 (6.6%) | 309 (13.7%) | 105 (12.7%) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 275 (2.3%) | 32 (1.4%) | 36 (4.4%) |
| Native American | 69 (0.6%) | 31 (1.4%) | 4 (0.5%) |
| Other | 314 (2.6%) | 95 (4.2%) | 43 (5.2%) |
| National ZIP income quartile* | |||
| 1 | 3,816 (31.7%) | 710 (31.4%) | 226 (27.4%) |
| 2 | 3,289 (27.3%) | 623 (27.5%) | 154 (18.6%) |
| 3 | 2,764 (22.9%) | 536 (23.7%) | 205 (24.8%) |
| 4 | 2,177 (18.1%) | 393 (17.4%) | 241 (29.2%) |
| No. patients with outcome of interest† | 937 (7.78%) | 184 (8.13%) | 231 (28.0%) |
| No. patients | 12,046 | 2263 | 826 |
Note–Demographic and comorbidity information for the patients in each of the 3 clinical problems.
TIPS = transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt; TTB = transthoracic biopsy; UAE = uterine artery embolization.
*
Quartile 1 is the highest (richest) national income quartile by ZIP code, and quartile 4 is the lowest (poorest) quartile.
†
Iatrogenic pneumothorax, death, and long length of stay, respectively.