Table 1:
Baseline Demographics and Clinical Characteristics
| Seen by Advanced Practice Provider |
Never seen by Advanced Practice Provider |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 166708) | (n = 222549) | ||
| Age (median IQR) | 60 (48 – 70) | 58 (46 – 69) | <0.001 |
| Female | 54.20% | 50.27% | <0.001 |
| Race | <0.001 | ||
| Asian | 1.93% | 3.49% | |
| African American | 10.30% | 9.73% | |
| Hispanic | 9.47% | 12.14% | |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 69.58% | 62.26% | |
| Unknown | 8.72% | 12.39% | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| < 12th Grade | 0.83% | 1.34% | |
| High School | 32.62% | 31.38% | |
| Less than Bachelor Degree | 50.94% | 46.49% | |
| Bachelor Degree or greater | 11.40% | 12.07% | |
| Unknown | 3.49% | 9.26% | |
| Charlson comorbidity index | <0.001 | ||
| 0 | 4.49% | 6.86% | |
| 1–2 | 25.82% | 39.60% | |
| 3–4 | 28.96% | 28.85% | |
| 5+ | 41.05% | 24.45% | |
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | 33.94% | 30.98% | <0.001 |
| Hepatitis C | 13.64% | 16.31% | <0.001 |
| Nonalcoholic, non-viral cirrhosis | 62.43% | 61.06% | <0.001 |
| Hepatic Encephalopathy | 18.31% | 16.33% | <0.001 |
| Ascites | 31.19% | 41.71% | <0.001 |
| Varices | 13.19% | 14.00% | <0.001 |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 4.42% | 4.53% | 0.12 |
| Gastroenterology/hepatology Consultation | 70.31% | 57.41% | <0.001 |
| Hepatology consultation (subset of above) | 7.81% | 6.47% | <0.001 |