Table 5. Comparison of TAVR low distressed (Q1Q2) versus high distressed (Q4Q5) propensity matched data.

Patient Characteristics	TAVR Q1Q2 n = 1,355	TAVR Q4Q5 n = 1,355	p-value†
Age	80.60 (9.5)	80.97 (8.5)	0.289
Number of Chronic Conditions	10.2 (3.4)	10.3 (3.3)	0.235
Length of Stay	7.7 (6.7)	8.2 (7.4)	0.10
Distressed Communities Index Score	20.7 (10.7)	76.4 (10.4)	<0.001
Mortality
Deaths	53 (3.9)	64 (4.7)	0.299
Charlson Comorbidity Index			0.366
Low Sickness	143 (10.6)	122 (9)
Moderate Sickness	209 (15.4)	205 (15.1)
Severe Sickness	1,003 (74.02)	1,028 (75.9)
Post-Operative Complications
Pulmonary Embolism	<11	<11	0.563
Myocardial Infraction	10 (0.74)	<11	0.636
Sepsis	20 (1.5)	26 (1.92)	0.372
Urinary Tract Infection	55 (4.06)	78 (5.8)	0.041
Pneumonia	48 (3.5)	52 (3.8)	0.684
Deep Vein Thrombosis	<11	<11	0.365
Surgical Site Infection	<11	<11	1
Cardiac Complications	118 (8.7)	101 (7.5)	0.231
Procedural Complications	24 (1.8)	26 (1.9)	0.775
Statistics are presented as: mean (standard deviation), n (%)
†Statistical tests performed: Students T-Test, Chi-square test of independence
In compliance with the HCUP DUA, cells with fewer than 10 observations are marked “<11”