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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2013; 19(45): 8301-8311
Published online Dec 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i45.8301
Table 7 Demographics and hospital outcomes of discharge records of patients with a principal discharge diagnosis of diverticular disease, gallstone disease or benign pancreatitis stratified by background liver disease n (%)
Diverticular disease (n = 2703)
Gallstone disease (n = 8600)
Benign pancreatitis (n = 9298)
NAFLD (n = 898)OLD (n = 1805)P valueNAFLD (n = 2622)OLD (n = 5978)P valueNAFLD (n = 2224)OLD (n = 7074)P value
Average age (yr)55.1 ± 13.562.7 ± 14.2< 0.000150.5 ± 16.757.7 ± 17.4< 0.000147.8 ± 15.551.9 ± 14.0< 0.0001
Female Gender501 (55.8)897 (49.7)< 0.0031606 (61.3)3056 (51.2)< 0.00011058 (47.6)2796 (39.5)< 0.0001
Non-elective admission791 (88.3)1612 (89.5)0.362305 (88.4)5137 (86.0)< 0.00012110 (95.1)6680 (94.5)< 0.0001
Ethnicity< 0.0001< 0.0001< 0.0001
White610 (74.5)1174 (72.1)1575 (65.3)3532 (65.5)1376 (67.8)3910 (60.8)
Black48 (5.9)236 (14.5)166 (6.9)633 (11.7)196 (9.7)1355 (21.1)
Hispanic128 (15.7)159 (9.8)519 (21.5%)882 (16.4)339 (16.7)854 (13.3)
Other33 (4.0)60 (3.7)152 (6.3)344 (6.4)119 (5.9)313 (4.9)
Diabetes mellitus276 (30.7)440 (24.4)0.0004816 (31.1)1603 (26.8)< 0.0001984 (44.2)1974 (27.9)< 0.0001
Hypertension490 (54.6)1021 (56.6)0.321285 (49.0)2892 (48.4)< 0.00011222 (55.0)3524 (49.8)< 0.0001
Obesity252 (28.1)200 (11.1)< 0.00011010 (38.5)770 (12.9)< 0.0001680 (30.6)561 (7.9)< 0.0001
Dyslipidemia319 (35.5)451 (25.0)< 0.0001818 (31.2)1233 (20.6)< 0.00011093 (49.2)1359 (19.2)< 0.0001
Metabolic syndrome178 (19.8)195 (10.8)< 0.0001567 (21.6)638 (10.7)< 0.0001662 (29.8)721 (10.2)< 0.0001
Location0.02< 0.0001< 0.0001
Central Metro268 (30.6)537 (30.7)835 (32.5)1775 (30.7)603 (27.8)2184 (32.6)
Fringe Metro247 (28.2)436 (24.9)707 (27.5)1379 (23.9)600 (27.6)1554 (23.2)
Metro below one million185 (21.1)322 (18.4)505(19.7)1132 (19.6)406 (18.7)1373 (20.5)
50000-25000053 (6.1)147 (8.4)160 (6.2)427 (7.4)185 (8.5)536 (8.0)
Micropolitan81 (9.3)187 (10.7)237 (9.2)651 (11.3)238 (11.0)626 (9.3)
Other42 (4.8)119 (6.8)124 (4.8)411 (7.1)140 (6.5)437 (6.5)
Median zip code income ($)0.0008< 0.0001< 0.0001
< 39000202 (22.8)502 (28.5)632 (24.6)166 (28.9)556 (25.6)2334 (34.4)
39000-47999209 (23.5)437 (24.8)640 (24.9)1550 (26.9)534 (24.6)1734 (25.5)
48000-63000233 (26.2)445 (25.2)676 (26.3)1446 (25.1)564 (25.9)1527 (22.5)
> 63000244 (27.5)380 (21.5)618 (24.1)1107 (19.2)520 (23.9)1196 (17.6)
Primary payer< 0.0001< 0.0001< 0.0001
Medicare256 (28.5)866 (48.1)659 (25.2)2461 (41.2)523 (23.6)2028 (28.8)
Medicaid60 (6.7)181 (10.1)382 (14.6)1016 (17.0)320 (14.4)1682 (23.9)
Private469 (52.2)562 (31.2)1229 (46.9)1687 (28.3)971 (43.7)1742 (24.7)
Self-pay75 (8.4)119 (6.6)215 (8.2)531 (8.9)295 (13.3)1054 (15.0)
No charge6 (0.7)15 (0.8)27 (1.0)53 (0.9)24 (1.1)128 (1.8)
Other32 (3.6)58 (3.2)106 (4.1)219 (3.7)87 (3.9)418 (5.9)
Major operative procedure109 (12.1)333 (18.5)< 0.00012002 (76.4)3327 (55.7)< 0.0001294 (13.2)652 (9.2)< 0.0001
Average total hospital charges ($)26868.7 ± 26364.646666.9 ± 80222.8< 0.000140016.5 ± 32898.649682.8 ± 65425.9< 0.000132680.5 ± 42691.045115.5 ± 83193.4< 0.0001
Average length of hospital stay (d)4.2 ± 3.46.0 ± 8.3< 0.00014.0 ± 3.45.6 ± 6.1< 0.00014.9 ± 4.46.2 ± 8.4< 0.0001
Discharge Disposition< 0.0001< 0.0001< 0.0001
Routine821 (91.4)1355 (75.2)2403 (91.8)4492 (75.3)2013 (90.5)5396 (76.3)
Acute care2 (0.2)33 (1.8)32 (1.2)240 (4.0)45 (2.0)209 (3.0)
Another health facility25 (2.8)158 (8.8)66 (2.5)503 (8.4)47 (2.1)480 (6.8)
Home Health44 (4.9)184 (10.2)101 (3.9)487 (8.2)86 (3.9)361 (5.1)
AMA5 (0.6)17 (0.9)14 (0.5)81 (1.4)22 (1.0)325 (4.6)
Other03 (0.2) 07 (0.1)04 (0.1)
Died in hospital1 (0.1)53 (2.9)< 0.00013 (0.1)157 (2.6)< 0.000111 (0.5)296 (4.2)< 0.0001
APRDRG Mortality risk< 0.0001< 0.0001< 0.0001
Minor530 (59.0)783 (43.4)1457 (55.6)2123 (35.5)1177 (52.9)2658 (37.6)
Moderate278 (31.0)563 (31.2)936 (35.7)2095 (35.1)746 (33.5)2308 (32.6)
Major82 (9.1)291 (16.1)188 (7.2)1187 (19.9)238 (10.7)1318 (18.6)
Extreme8 (0.9)167 (9.3)37 (1.4)571 (9.6)61 (2.7)785 (11.1)
APRDRG Severity< 0.0001< 0.0001< 0.0001
Minor functional loss0163 (9.0)1 (0.04%)377 (6.3)1 (0.04)347 (4.9)
Moderate functional loss645 (71.8)747 (41.4)1828 (69.7)2371 (39.7)1318 (59.3)2721 (38.5)
Major functional loss231 (25.7)697 (38.6)715 (27.3)2393 (40.0)791 (35.6)2855 (40.4)
Extreme functional loss22197 (10.9)74835 (14.0)112 (5.0)1146 (16.2)
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