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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 May 21;96(1):96–104. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.03.091

Table 1. Characteristics of California residents who underwent isolated cardiac bypass.

Overall

N (%)
Overall 63,911 100
Age group
 18-49 years 4,289 6.7
 50-59 years 13,360 20.9
 60-69 years 20,852 32.6
 70-79 years 18,825 29.5
 80+ years 6,585 10.3
Sex
 Male 47,620 74.5
 Female 16,291 25.5
Race and ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanic 40,716 63.7
 Black, non-Hispanic 2,148 3.4
 Hispanic 10,226 16
 Other 8,060 12.6
 Missing 2,761 4.3
Primary payer
 Medicare 33,467 52.4
 Medicaid 4,789 7.5
 Private 22,118 34.6
 Other 3,537 5.5
Comorbid medical conditions1
 0 2,172 3.4
 1-2 22,784 35.7
 3-4 23,848 37.3
 5 + 15,107 23.6
Scheduled admission 29,141 45.6
Primary diagnosis of myocardial infarction 15,681 24.5
Secondary diagnosis of myocardial infarction 4,053 6.3
Percutaneous coronary intervention during same hospitalization 963 1.5
Revascularization with internal mammary artery 56,949 89.1
Vessels bypassed
 1 vessel 47,925 75.0
 2 vessels 6,651 10.4
 3 vessels 5,100 8.0
 4+ vessels 3,082 4.8
 Not specified 1,153 1.8
Off-pump surgery 13,879 21.7
In-hospital outcomes
 Intra-operative morbidity 3,631 5.7
 Post-operative morbidity 14,680 23.0
 Median length of stay, days (standard deviation) 8 (6.6)
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Number of Elixhauser14 comorbidities present