Table 1. Patient and Hospital Characteristics of Hospitalizations for Gastroparesis.
| Variable | Diabetic gastroparesis (%) | Non-diabetic gastroparesis (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 77,885 (78.1%) | 21,810 (21.9%) | |
| Patient characteristics | |||
| Age, mean | 47.3 | 47.4 | 0.676 |
| Women | 63.4 | 79.3 | < 0.001 |
| Racial distribution | < 0.001 | ||
| White | 40.2 | 69.8 | |
| Black | 35.4 | 17.4 | |
| Hispanic | 14.2 | 6.7 | |
| Others | 7.2 | 6.1 | |
| Insurance type | < 0.001 | ||
| Medicaid | 43.8 | 40.2 | |
| Medicare | 28.5 | 22.0 | |
| Private | 21.7 | 33.2 | |
| Uninsured | 6.0 | 4.6 | |
| Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) score | < 0.001 | ||
| 0 | 0.1 | 52.3 | |
| 1 | 1.5 | 25.3 | |
| 2 | 39.3 | 11.4 | |
| ≥ 3 | 59.1 | 11.0 | |
| Median annual income in patient’s zip code (USDa) | < 0.001 | ||
| 1 - 43,999 | 42.6 | 31.2 | |
| 44,000 - 55,999 | 25.5 | 27.6 | |
| 56,000 - 73,999 | 20.2 | 23.3 | |
| ≥ 7 4,000 | 11.7 | 17.9 | |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Hypertension | 40.5 | 32.8 | < 0.001 |
| Smoking history | 31.7 | 35.8 | < 0.001 |
| CHF | 13.0 | 4.9 | < 0.001 |
| CKD | 32.1 | 6.6 | < 0.001 |
| Obesity | 18.6 | 13.7 | < 0.001 |
| Chronic IHD | 18.7 | 8.4 | < 0.001 |
| Prior CVA | 2.1 | 0.9 | < 0.001 |
| COPD | 7.6 | 10.7 | < 0.001 |
| Electrolyte derangements | 38.8 | 36.6 | 0.020 |
| Hospital characteristics | |||
| Hospital region | 0.026 | ||
| Northeast | 15.0 | 16.3 | |
| Midwest | 18.8 | 17.9 | |
| South | 48.3 | 50.1 | |
| West | 17.9 | 15.7 | |
| Hospital bed size | 0.201 | ||
| Small | 18.4 | 16.7 | |
| Medium | 31.2 | 31.7 | |
| Large | 50.4 | 51.6 | |
| Urban location | 92.8 | 93.5 | 0.121 |
| Teaching hospital | 68.0 | 70.3 | 0.019 |
a2017. CHF: congestive heart failure; CKD: chronic kidney disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA: cerebrovascular accident; IHD: ischemic heart disease.