Table 1.

Demographics, ethno-racial, socioeconomic, and hospital factors for patients hospitalized with chronic pancreatitis

Variable	n = 371275
Race
White	64.82%
Black	22.35%
Hispanic	8.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander	1.31%
Native American	0.87%
Other	2.25%
Gender
Women	44.24%
Men	55.76%
Age
Mean age, years	52.72
Age 18-39 yr	21.63%
Age 40-59 yr	49.84%
Age 60-79 yr	24.26%
Age > 80 yr	4.28%
Insurance provider
Medicare	40.2%
Medicaid	30.28%
Private	22.53%
Uninsured	6.99%
Charlson comorbidity index
0	24.09%
1	25.97%
2	17.37%
3 or more	32.58%
Median income in patient zip code
$1–$38999	36.17%
$39000–$47999	26.11%
$48000–$62999	21.78%
$63000	15.94%
Hospital region
Northwest	17.54%
Midwest	24.63%
South	40.23%
West	17.6%
Hospital location
Rural	8.29%
Urban	91.71%
Hospital size
Small	19%
Medium	28.34%
Large	52.65%
Type of hospital
Teaching	69.54%
Non-teaching	30.46%