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[Preprint]. 2026 Apr 15:2026.04.14.26350864. [Version 1] doi: 10.64898/2026.04.14.26350864

Table 2.

Patient cohort Elixhauser comorbidities.

No CHIP N = 3,0101 CHIP N = 2201 Age-Adjusted P2
Comorbidities
 Congestive Heart Failure 842 (28%) 72 (33%) 0.69
 Arrhythmia 2,302 (77%) 182 (83%) 0.25
 Valvular Disease 631 (21%) 48 (22%) 0.42
 Pulm. Circulatory Disorders 505 (17%) 31 (14%) 0.39
 Peripheral Vascular Disease 486 (16%) 59 (27%) 0.1
 Uncomplicated Hypertension 1,571 (52%) 122 (55%) 0.13
 Complicated Hypertension 458 (15%) 37 (17%) 0.66
 Paralysis 174 (5.8%) 10 (4.5%) 0.83
 Other Neurological Disorders 688 (23%) 56 (25%) 0.47
 Chronic Pulm. Disease 947 (31%) 82 (37%) 0.71
 Uncomplicated Diabetes 720 (24%) 73 (33%) 0.09
 Complicated Diabetes 437 (15%) 25 (11%) 0.05
 Hypothyroidism 472 (16%) 39 (18%) 0.5
 Renal Failure 812 (27%) 65 (30%) 0.82
 Liver Disease 753 (25%) 64 (29%) 0.06
 Peptic Ulcer Disease 63 (2.1%) 9 (4.1%) 0.05
 AIDS/HIV 52 (1.7%) 2 (0.9%) 0.82
 Lymphoma 78 (2.6%) 4 (1.8%) 0.35
 Metastatic Cancer 309 (10%) 15 (6.8%) 0.07
 Solid Tumor 934 (31%) 85 (39%) 0.37
 Rheumatoid Arthritis 197 (6.6%) 15 (6.8%) 0.95
 Coagulopathy 1,077 (36%) 83 (38%) 0.61
 Obesity 513 (17%) 24 (11%) 0.06
 Weight Loss 1,034 (34%) 84 (38%) 0.48
 Fluid/Electrolyte Disorder 2,417 (80%) 179 (81%) 0.88
 Blood Loss Anemia 135 (4.5%) 13 (5.9%) 0.13
 Deficiency Anemia 795 (26%) 60 (27%) 0.42
 Alcohol Abuse 639 (21%) 44 (20%) 0.84
 Drug Abuse 152 (5.1%) 7 (3.2%) 0.97
 Psychoses 121 (4.0%) 10 (4.5%) 0.29
 Depression 625 (21%) 44 (20%) 0.49
Elixhauser Comorbidity Score 20 (13, 28) 22 (15, 30) 0.26
Elixhauser Number of Comorbidities 7 (5, 9) 7 (6, 9) 0.43
1

Median (Q1, Q3); n (%)

2

Binary Logistic or Linear regression