Table 2.
Patient demographics.
| Pre-RAPT | Post-RAPT | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 624 | 639 | – |
| Age, mean ± SD | 66.9 | 66.5 | .546 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Female | 374 (60.0%) | 421 (65.9%) | .029 |
| Male | 250 (40.1%) | 218 (34.1%) | |
| Primary language, n (%) | |||
| English | 592 (94.9%) | 599 (93.9%) | .591 |
| Spanish | 12 (1.9%) | 23 (3.6%) | |
| Portuguese | 11 (1.8%) | 12 (1.9%) | |
| Other | 9 (1.4%) | 4 (0.6%) | |
| Insurance, n (%) | |||
| Medicaid | 52 (8.5%) | 46 (7.2%) | .187 |
| Medicare | 290 (47.2%) | 338 (52.0%) | |
| Private | 268 (43.6%) | 247 (38.7%) | |
| Worker's compensation | 5 (0.8%) | 7 (1.1%) | |
| BMI, n (%) | |||
| Nonobese (<35) | 277 (44.4%) | 268 (42.0%) | .221 |
| Class I obesity (30-34.9) | 175 (28.0%) | 207 (32.4%) | |
| Class II obesity (35-39.9) | 114 (18.3%) | 119 (18.6%) | |
| Class III obesity (≥40) | 58 (9.3%) | 45 (7.0%) | |
| Season of surgery, n (%) | |||
| Fall | 343 (55.0%) | 12 (1.9%) | <.001 |
| Winter | 0 (0.0%) | 228 (35.7%) | |
| Spring | 165 (26.4%) | 228 (35.7%) | |
| Summer | 165 (26.4%) | 291 (45.5%) | |
| Surgical start time, n (%) | |||
| Early (before 10:30 AM) | 350 (56.1%) | 330 (51.6%) | .113 |
| Late (10:30 AM or later) | 274 (43.9%) | 309 (48.4%) |
LOS, length of stay; RAPT, Risk Assessment Prediction tool.
Bold values are significance of P ≤ .05.