Table 1.
Patient Demographics and Hospital Characteristics.
| Variables | 50-64 Years (n = 7,910) |
65-79 Years (n = 6,480) |
80+ Years (n = 475) |
P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 57.3 ± 4.2 | 70.5 ± 4.0 | 82.2 ± 2.3 | <0.001 |
| Median [IQR] | 57 [54–61] | 70 [67–74] | 81.5 [81–83] | <0.001 |
| Female (%) | 50.7 | 46.4 | 42.1 | 0.025 |
| Race (%) | <0.001 | |||
| White | 75.4 | 82.4 | 80.0 | |
| Black | 15.5 | 9.3 | 8.9 | |
| Hispanic | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | |
| Other | 4.2 | 4.2 | 7.8 | |
| Income Quartile (%) | 0.011 | |||
| 0-25th | 26.5 | 26.3 | 15.2 | |
| 26-50th | 26.8 | 26.1 | 30.4 | |
| 51-75th | 27.8 | 24.6 | 35.9 | |
| 76-100th | 18.8 | 22.9 | 18.5 | |
| Healthcare Coverage (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Medicare | 22.4 | 83.8 | 93.7 | |
| Medicaid | 14.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| Private Insurance | 54.3 | 12.6 | 6.3 | |
| Other | 9.2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | |
| Elective (%) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Hospital Demographics | ||||
| Hospital Bed Size (%) | 0.340 | |||
| Small | 21.0 | 20.2 | 24.2 | |
| Medium | 25.5 | 28.2 | 30.5 | |
| Large | 53.4 | 51.5 | 45.3 | |
| Hospital Region (%) | 0.030 | |||
| Northeast | 12.0 | 10.3 | 16.8 | |
| Midwest | 19.5 | 16.5 | 12.6 | |
| South | 46.1 | 51.2 | 52.6 | |
| West | 22.3 | 22.1 | 17.9 | |
| Hospital Type (%) | 0.132 | |||
| Rural | 2.8 | 1.9 | 5.3 | |
| Urban Non-Teaching | 25.1 | 25.2 | 17.9 | |
| Urban Teaching | 72.1 | 72.9 | 76.8 | |