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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Dec 11;63(12):2572–2579. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13785

Table 1. Patient Characteristics and Mortality over One Year (univariate analysis).

Mortality
0-30 Day 0-180 Day 0-365 Day
% % p-value % p-value % p-value
Overall sample (N=400) 19.8 31.0 34.3
Age at surgery
 65-74 36.0 12.5 20.8 22.9
 75-84 40.0 19.4 0.002 29.4 <0.001 35.0 <0.001
 85+ 24.0 31.3 49.0 50.0
Sex
 Female 60.0 20.8 0.53 31.7 0.74 35.4 0.59
 Male 40.0 18.1 30.0 32.5
Race & Ethnicity
 African American 14.5 22.4 36.2 37.9
 Hispanic 5.8 NR 0.69 34.8 0.61 43.5 0.48
 White 78.0 19.9 30.1 33.3
 Other 1.8 NR NR NR
Comorbidities
 Coronary artery disease 49.8 23.1 0.10 37.2 0.009 40.2 0.02
 Cancer 47.5 17.9 0.38 30.5 0.91 34.2 >0.999
 CHF 32.8 32.1 <0.001 46.6 <0.001 50.4 <0.001
 Diabetes 34.0 25.0 0.06 35.3 0.21 38.2 0.27
 Renal failure 19.3 33.8 0.001 53.2 <0.001 53.2 <0.001
 Dementia 12.5 32.0 0.04 54.0 <0.001 60.0 <0.001
Hospital admission within 6 months of surgery
 Yes 37.5 24.0 0.12 42.7 <0.001 48.0 <0.001
 No 62.5 17.2 24.0 26.0
Nursing home resident
 Yes 3.0 41.7 0.07 50.0 0.20 50.0 0.35
 No 97.0 19.1 30.4 33.8
Functional Status
 ADL - Independent 82.5 17.6 0.02 27.9 0.004 31.5 0.02
 ADL - Any Dependence 17.5 30.0 45.7 47.1
TICS categorical
 TICS >8 Normal 89.3 20.4 31.4 34.5
 0-8 MCI or Demented 2.8 NR 0.57 45.5 0.34 54.5 0.21
 TICS Missing / Unknown 8.0 NR 21.9 25.0
Self reported health
 Excellent / Very Good / Good 51.5 13.6 0.002 23.3 0.001 25.7 <0.001
 Fair/Poor 48.5 26.3 39.2 43.3
Any complication
 Yes 37.5 37.3 <0.001 52.0 <0.001 56.7 <0.001
 No 62.5 9.2 18.4 20.8
Discharge location
 Home 53.8 2.3 7.9 11.2
 SNF 18.8 NR 0.002 30.7 <0.001 36.0 <0.001
 Other or Unknown 11.5 15.2 43.5 47.8
 Expired 16.0 98.4 <0.001 100 <0.001 100 <0.001

*Complications include urinary tract infections, pulmonary embolus, pneumonia, surgical site infection, respiratory failure, acute kidney failure, and acute myocardial infarction

NR = not reported (HRS guidelines do not permit reporting categories with < 5 respondents)

**Not 100% due to in-hospital death beyond 30 days.