Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics of Propensity Score‐Matched Cohort
| Matching Covariates | Total | No cirrhosis | Cirrhosis | Standardized Difference or P Value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 232,292 | n = 116,146 (50%) | n = 116,146 (50%) | ||
| Female sex | 40.3% | 40.4% | 40.3% | 0.002 |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 18‐30 | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 0.02 |
| 31‐50 | 21.1% | 20.8% | 21.3% | 0.01 |
| 51‐64 | 44.7% | 45.0% | 44.5% | 0.01 |
| 65+ | 32.1% | 32.2% | 31.9% | 0.006 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 70.5% | 70.7% | 70.3% | 0.009 |
| Black | 15.1% | 15.4% | 14.9% | 0.01 |
| Asian | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.01 |
| Hispanic | 10.9% | 10.7% | 11.2% | 0.02 |
| Other | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.02 |
| Primary payer | ||||
| Private/commercial | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.4% | 0.003 |
| Medicaid | 26.9% | 26.8% | 27.0% | 0.002 |
| Medicare | 45.5% | 45.8% | 45.2% | 0.01 |
| Other | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 0.01 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | 4.0 (3.0‐6.0) | 4.0 (3.0‐6.0) | 4.0 (3.0‐6.0) | 0.008 |
| Chronic pain ICD‐10‐CM code | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.8% | 0.02 |
| Other covariates | ||||
| Admission status | <0.001 | |||
| Emergency | 77.4% | 76.6% | 78.2% | |
| Urgent | 17.6% | 17.3% | 17.9% | |
| Elective | 4.3% | 5.4% | 3.2% | |
| Other | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.7% | |
| Transfer | 17.7% | 16.7% | 18.6% | <0.001 |
| Teaching hospital | 80.9% | 80.9% | 80.9% | 0.98 |
| Cirrhosis complications | ||||
| Decompensated cirrhosis | ‐ | 61.1% | ||
| Ascites | ‐ | 43.6% | ||
| Hepatic encephalopathy | ‐ | 23.4% | ||
| Varices | ‐ | 26.1% | ||
| Variceal bleed | ‐ | 5.5% | ||
| Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis | ‐ | 4.0% | ||
| Hepatorenal syndrome | ‐ | 3.8% |
Data are presented as percent or median (IQR).
*
Standardized difference of means presented for matched covariates and P values for other covariates that were not used in the propensity‐matching model.