Table I.
Demographics and preoperative comorbidities of patients undergoing AAA repair by race
| % or median (IQR) | Black N = 1,215 |
White N = 21,961 |
Asian N = 318 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 70 (64–78) | 73 (67–79) | 75 (68–81) | < .001 |
| Female | 363 (30%) | 4,229 (19%) | 44 (14%) | < .001 |
| Body Mass Index, kg/m2 | 26.6 (23.2–30.8) | 27.4 (24.3–31.0) | 24.4 (22.0–26.6) | < .001 |
| Smoker, ever | 1,033 (85%) | 19,239 (88%) | 203 (64%) | < .001 |
| Smoker, current | 497 (41%) | 7,361 (34%) | 53 (17%) | < .001 |
| COPD | 322 (27%) | 7,360 (34%) | 58 (18%) | < .001 |
| Hypertension | 1,110 (91%) | 18,180 (83%) | 253 (80%) | < .001 |
| Coronary artery disease | 309 (25%) | 6,346 (29%) | 69 (22%) | < .01 |
| Congestive heart failure | 175 (14%) | 2,461 (11%) | 24 (7.6%) | < .001 |
| Renal Insufficiency | 84 (6.9%) | 789 (3.6%) | 22 (6.9%) | < .001 |
| Dialysis Dependence | 44 (3.6%) | 170 (0.8%) | 10 (3.1%) | < .001 |
| Diabetes | 332 (27%) | 4,239 (19%) | 85 (27%) | < .001 |
| Anemia | 117 (9.6%) | 901 (4.1%) | 19 (6.0%) | < .001 |
| Family History of Aneurysm | 24 (5.0%) | 1,321 (11%) | 5 (4.4%) | < .001 |
| Prior AAA Repair, any | 29 (2.4%) | 298 (1.4%) | 6 (1.9%) | .01 |
| Prior Open AAA Repair | 17 (1.4%) | 178 (0.8%) | 2 (0.6%) | .09 |
| Prior Endovascular Repair | 12 (1.0%) | 125 (0.6%) | 4 (1.3%) | .04 |