Table 1.
Chronic Pancreatitis Patient Characteristics, Hospital Settings, Outcomes, and Cost
| Overall (n = 1831) | TP (n = 1006) | TPIAT (n = 825) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SE | 46.35 ± 1.17 | 50.86 ± 1.16 | 40.86 ± 0.91 | <0.001 |
| Sex, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 707 (38.63) | 450 (44.75) | 257 (31.17) | |
| Female | 1124 (61.37) | 556 (55.25) | 568 (68.83) | |
| Race, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| White | 948 (51.78) | 584 (58.08) | 364 (44.11) | |
| Black | 96 (5.22) | 71 (7.03) | 25 (3.03) | |
| Hispanic | 46 (2.5) | 36 (3.54) | 10 (1.22) | |
| Other | 741 (40.49) | 315 (31.35) | 426 (51.64) | |
| Income Quartile, $US dollars,* n (%) | 0.160 | |||
| First (1–37,999) | 365 (20.32) | 229 (23.3) | 136 (16.74) | |
| Second (36,000–47,999) | 466 (25.92) | 226 (23.05) | 239 (29.36) | |
| Third (46,000–63,999) | 450 (25.04) | 258 (26.31) | 192 (23.52) | |
| Fourth (62,000–64,000+) | 516 (28.72) | 268 (27.34) | 248 (30.39) | |
| Insurance, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Medicare | 372 (21.01) | 319 (32.47) | 54 (6.79) | |
| Medicaid | 154 (8.71) | 126 (12.8) | 29 (3.62) | |
| Private | 998 (56.32) | 447 (45.55) | 551 (69.69) | |
| Other | 247 (13.96) | 90 (9.18) | 157 (19.9) | |
| Hospital type, n (%) | ||||
| Rural | 20 (1.09) | 20 (1.99) | 0 | |
| Urban non-teaching | 94 (5.16) | 94 (9.4) | 0 | |
| Urban teaching | 1713 (93.75) | 888 (88.6) | 825 (100) | |
| Hospital bed size, n (%) | ||||
| Small | 13 (0.71) | 13 (1.29) | 0 | |
| Medium | 124 (6.78) | 124 (12.36) | 0 | |
| Large | 1690 (92.51) | 865 (86.35) | 825 (100) | |
| Hospital region, n (%) | 0.002 | |||
| Northeast | 142 (7.76) | 100 (9.9) | 42 (5.15) | |
| Midwest | 827 (45.2) | 351 (34.87) | 477 (57.79) | |
| South | 599 (32.71) | 382 (37.95) | 217 (26.33) | |
| West | 262 (14.33) | 174 (17.28) | 89 (10.73) | |
| Elixhauser co-morbidity, n (%) | 0.784 | |||
| <3 | 996 (54,55) | 553 (55.31) | 443 (53.64) | |
| ≥3 | 830 (45,45) | 447 (44.69) | 382 (46.36) | |
| Mortality, n (%) | 34 (1.85) | 34 (3.36) | 0 | |
| LOS, mean ± SE, d | 16.24 ± 0.76 | 17.42 ± 1.23 | 14.79 ± 0.69 | 0.055 |
| Cost, mean ± SE, d | 59,613 ± 4243 | 57,609 ± 5859 | 61,998 ± 3282 | 0.389 |
*
Quartile ranges vary from 2002 to 2013.
SE indcates standard error; TPIAT, total pancreatectomy and islet autotransplantation; LOS, length of stay.