Table 3.
All Pancreatitis Patient Characteristics, Hospital Settings, Outcomes and Cost
| Overall (n = 2535) | TP (n = 1705) | TPIAT (n = 830) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SE, y | 47.28 ± 1.03 | 50.42 ± 0.84 | 40.81 ± 0.90 | <0.001 |
| Sex, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 1104 (43.5) | 847 (49.67) | 257 (30.98) | |
| Female | 1431 (56.45) | 858 (50.33) | 573 (69.02) | |
| Race, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| White | 1373 (54.15) | 1004 (58.87) | 369 (44.44) | |
| Black | 153 (6.05) | 129 (7.54) | 25 (3.01) | |
| Hispanic | 75 (2.94) | 65 (3.78) | 10 (1.22) | |
| Other | 934 (36.85) | 508 (29.81) | 426 (51.33) | |
| Insurance, n (%) | 0.147 | |||
| Medicare | 504 (20.36) | 367 (22.04) | 136 (16.63) | |
| Medicaid | 657 (26.41) | 412 (24.74) | 244 (29.79) | |
| Private | 642 (25.81) | 450 (27.01) | 192 (23.37) | |
| Other | 684 (27.53) | 437 (26.21) | 248 (30.2) | |
| Income Bracket, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Low | 639 (25.81) | 585 (34.83) | 54 (6.75) | |
| Moderate | 203 (8.22) | 170 (10.11) | 34 (4.23) | |
| High | 1334 (53.89) | 784 (46.62) | 551 (69.25) | |
| Very high | 299 (12.09) | 142 (8.45) | 157 (19.77) | |
| Hospital Type, n (%) | ||||
| Rural | 34 (1.35) | 34 (2) | 0 | |
| Urban Non-Teaching | 209 (8.26) | 209 (12.3) | 0 | |
| Urban Teaching | 2288 (90.39) | 1458 (85.7) | 830 (100) | |
| Hospital Bed Size, n (%) | ||||
| Small | 51 (2) | 51 (2.97) | 0 | |
| Medium | 197 (7.79) | 197 (11.58) | 0 | |
| Large | 2284 (90.22) | 1454 (85.45) | 830 (100) | |
| Hospital Region, n (%) | 0.002 | |||
| Northeast | 244 (9.62) | 201 (11.81) | 42 (5.12) | |
| Midwest | 1071 (42.26) | 590 (34.58) | 482 (58.05) | |
| South | 833 (32.84) | 615 (36.09) | 217 (26.17) | |
| West | 387 (15.28) | 299 (17.53) | 89 (10.67) | |
| Elixhauser Co-Morbidity, n (%) | 0.941 | |||
| <3 | 1347 (53.6) | 904 (53.74) | 443 (53.32) | |
| ≥3 | 1166 (46.4) | 778 (46.26) | 387 (46.68) | |
| Acute Pancreatitis, n (%) | 916 (36.15) | 814 (47.74) | 102 (12.33) | <0.001 |
| Chronic Pancreatitis, n (%) | 1831 (72.21) | 1006 (58.98) | 825 (99.4) | <0.001 |
| Mortality, n (%) | 129 (5.09) | 129 (7.58) | 0 | |
| LOS, mean ± SE, d | 20.67 ± 1.08 | 23.53 ± 1.22 | 14.80 ± 0.69 | <0.001 |
| Cost, mean ± SE, $US dollars | 68,462 ± 3495 | 71,808 ± 4839 | 62,001 ± 3262 | 0.066 |