Table 2.
Patient and hospital characteristics for brain tumor patient hospitalizations (n = 501 908)
| Overall | Without Surgery (n = 421 672) | With Surgery (n = 80 236) | P*** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age | ||||
| (mean ± SD) | 58.3 ± 19.2 | 59.4 ± 19.1 | 52.6 ± 18.6 | <.0001* |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 270 628 (54.1%) | 228 488 (54.3%) | 42 140 (52.9%) | <.0001** |
| Male | 230 035 (45.9%) | 192 551 (45.7%) | 37 484 (47.1%) | |
| Comorbidity score | ||||
| (mean ± SD, median) | 2.1 ± 1.6, 2.0 | 2.2 ± 1.6, 2.0 | 1.5 ± 1.4, 1.0 | <.0001* |
| Hospital type | ||||
| Nonteaching | 204 698 (41.0%) | 188 069 (44.8%) | 16 629 (20.8%) | <.0001** |
| Teaching | 294 671 (59.0%) | 231 475 (55.2%) | 63 196 (79.2%) | |
| Hospital bedsize | ||||
| Small | 51 053 (10.2%) | 45 854 (10.9%) | 5199 (6.5%) | <.0001** |
| Medium | 104 138 (20.9%) | 91 068 (21.7%) | 13 070 (16.4%) | |
| Large | 344 178 (68.9%) | 282 622 (67.4%) | 61 556 (77.1%) | |
| Indicator rates | ||||
| PSIs, n | 102 046 (20.3%) | 92 275 (21.9%) | 9771 (12.2%) | <.0001* |
| HACs, n | 13 778 (2.7%) | 13 161 (3.1%) | 617 (0.77%) |
*t-test; **chi-square test; *** comparing with and without surgery.