Table 1.

Demographics of patients with and without anastomotic leak

Variable		Overall (N = 99,879)	Patients without anastomotic leak (N = 93,705)	Patients with anastomotic leak (N = 6,174)	P value
Age, mean (SD)		63.1 (15.3)	63.2 (15.3)	61.2 (15.8)	<0.001
Age
18–44	No. (%)	11,831 (12)	10,875 (12)	956 (15)	<0.001
45–54		16,703 (17)	15,693 (17)	1,010 (16)
55–64		22,240 (22)	20,847 (22)	1,393 (23)
65+		49,105 (49)	46,290 (49)	2,815 (46)
Sex
Female	No. (%)	54,080 (54)	51,052 (54)	3,028 (49)	<0.001
Male		45,796 (46)	42,650 (46)	3,146 (51)
Race
White	No. (%)	69,610 (70)	65,406 (70)	4,204 (68)	<0.001
Black		9,383 (9)	8,670 (9)	713 (12)
Other		20,886 (21)	19,629 (49)	2,815 (46)