Table 1:
Descriptive characteristics of individuals between ages 18 and 44 years old treated with hysterectomy in a large not-for-profit health system in the U.S. South, 2014–2017
| Variable | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity – N (%) | Non-Hispanic White | 1063 (56%) |
| Non-Hispanic African American/Black | 580 (30%) | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 23 (1%) | |
| Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native | 17 (1%) | |
| Hispanic | 162 (8%) | |
| Other | 31 (2%) | |
| Unknown/Refused | 37 (2%) | |
| Insurance status – N (%) | Tricare | 56 (3%) |
| Self-Pay | 149 (8%) | |
| Private Insurance | 1,375 (72%) | |
| Medicare | 70 (4%) | |
| Medicaid | 233 (12%) | |
| Agency | 30 (2%) | |
| Hospital type – N (%) | Community | 1,047 (55%) |
| Rural | 5 (0%) | |
| Teaching | 861 (45%) | |
| Year (of surgery) - N (%) | 2014 | 81 (4%) |
| 2015 | 479 (25%) | |
| 2016 | 528 (28%) | |
| 2017 | 825 (43%) | |
| Age at Hysterectomy – Mean (Range) | 39 (19,45) | |
| Uterine size - Mean (Range) | 281 (20, 7,031) | |
| Bulk Diagnosis Code‡ at Surgery (DX)† | 366 (19%) | |
| Vaginal Bleeding Diagnosis Code at Surgery (DX) | 1,288 (67%) | |
| Pain Diagnosis Code at Surgery (DX) | 307 (16%) |
†
DX: Administrative billing code (ICD9, ICD10, CPT)
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Complete list of all codes can be found in Supplemental Digital Content 1.