Table 2.
| Characteristic | Non–fast track (n=164) | Fast track (n=36) | Total (N=200) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | .03 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 55.9±15.8 | 49.8±12.6 | 54.8±15.5 | |
| Median (range) | 54.0 (18.0-99.0) | 52.0 (19.0-78.0) | 53.0 (18.0-99.0) | |
| IQR | 45.5-67.0 | 41.0-56.0 | 45.0-65.0 | |
| Sex | <.001 | |||
| Female | 98 (59.8) | 9 (25.0) | 107 (53.5) | |
| Male | 66 (40.2) | 27 (75.0) | 93 (46.5) | |
| Length of stay (d) | <.001 | |||
| Mean ± SD | 15.0±18.2 | 6.6±3.8 | 13.5±16.8 | |
| Median (range) | 14.0 (0.0-196.0) | 6.0 (2.0-17.0) | 10.5 (0.0-196.0) | |
| IQR | 5.5-19.0 | 3.0-8.0 | 5.0-18.0 | |
| Modified Fisher scale score | <.001 | |||
| Missing | 25 | 0 | 25 | |
| 0 | 2 (1.4) | 2 (5.6) | 4 (2.3) | |
| 1 | 4 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.3) | |
| 2 | 6 (4.3) | 10 (27.8) | 16 (9.1) | |
| 3 | 30 (21.6) | 20 (55.6) | 50 (28.6) | |
| 4 | 97 (69.8) | 4 (11.1) | 101 (57.7) | |
| Mean ± SD | 3.6±0.8 | 2.7±0.9 | 3.4±0.9 | |
| Median (range) | 4.0 (0.0-4.0) | 3.0 (0.0-4.0) | 4.0 (0.0-4.0) | |
| IQR | 3.0-4.0 | 2.0-3.0 | 3.0-4.0 | |
| Smoker | .92 | |||
| Missing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| No | 124 (77.0) | 28 (77.8) | 152 (77.2) | |
| Yes | 37 (23.0) | 8 (22.2) | 45 (22.8) | |
| Hypertension | .004 | |||
| No | 89 (54.3) | 29 (80.6) | 118 (59.0) | |
| Yes | 75 (45.7) | 7 (19.4) | 82 (41.0) | |
| Hyperlipidemia | .25 | |||
| No | 144 (87.8) | 34 (94.4) | 178 (89.0) | |
| Yes | 20 (12.2) | 2 (5.6) | 22 (11.0) |
a
IQR = interquartile range.
b
Data are presented as No. (percentage) of patients unless indicated otherwise.