Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Total (n=161) | Patients Treated by Senior Surgeons (n=129) | Patients Treated by Junior Surgeons (n=32) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Male | 64.6% | 62.8% | 71.9% | 0.34 |
| Mean Age (Standard deviation) | 58.8 (12.2) | 59.5 (12.4) | 56.0 (10.0) | 0.09 |
| Mean BMI (Standard deviation) | 29.0 (6.4) | 29.0 (6.4) | 29.0 (6.7) | 0.70 |
| Race | ||||
| Caucasian | 80.7% | 82.9% | 71.9% | 0.42 |
| African-American | 14.9% | 13.2% | 21.9% | |
| Hispanic | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0% | |
| Other | 3.7% | 3.1% | 6.3% | |
| Insurance Status | ||||
| Private | 45.3% | 47.3% | 37.5% | 0.16 |
| Medicare | 41.6% | 42.6% | 37.5% | |
| Medicaid | 9.3% | 7.0% | 18.8% | |
| Uninsured | 3.7% | 3.1% | 6.3% | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (Standard deviation) | 4.2 (2.0) | 4.3 (2.0) | 3.8 (1.8) | 0.18 |
| Procedure | ||||
| LAR | 66.5% | 68.2% | 59.4% | 0.34 |
| APR | 33.5% | 31.8% | 40.6% | |