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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Vasc Surg. 2016 May 10;34:171–177. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.12.024

Table 3. Patient Demographics and Preoperative Comorbidities (n=19,028).

< 80 % ≥ 80 %

Sex

Male 65.7 51.9
Female 34.3 36.8
p-value 0.0

Ethnicity

White 78 83.9
Black 16.5 9.9
Hispanic 4.3 4.4
Other 1.2 1.9
p-value 0.0

Weight Class

Underweight (BMI <25) 3.8 5.8
Normal (BMI 18-24.9) 30.9 46.2
Overweight (BMI 25-29.9) 34.5 33.7
Obese (BMI 30-34.9) 19.7 11.2
Morbidly Obese (BMI >35) 11.2 3.2
p-value 0.0

Smoker* 48.2 11.6
p-value 0.0

Diabetes Mellitus 41.3 35.4
p-value 0.0

Cardiac comorbidities 39.7 42.6
p-value <0.1

Respiratory comorbidities 14.3 15
p-value 0.3

Renal comorbidities 7.4 5.6
p-value 0.0

Preoperative Functional Health Status

Independent 85.3 70.2
Partially dependent 12.9 26
Totally dependent 1.8 3.8

p-value 0.0
*

Smoker defined as active smoker within 1 yr of operation