characteristic | Open TAH (n = 389,189) | Laparoscopy (n = 76,609) |
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Age | ||
 <35 | 29,792 (8 %) | 8,107 (11 %) |
 35–39 | 56,658 (15 %) | 12,295 (16 %) |
 40–44 | 106,817 (27 %) | 19,256 (25 %) |
 45–49 | 110,282 (28 %) | 20,301 (27 %) |
 ≥50 | 85,399 (22 %) | 16,606 (22 %) |
Race | ||
 Caucasian | 170,001 (44 %) | 43,174 (56 %) |
 African-American | 62,291 (16 %) | 5,963 (8 %) |
 Hispanic | 31,295 (8 %) | 4,569 (6 %) |
 Other | 17,100 (4 %) | 2,627 (3 %) |
 Unknown | 108,492 (28 %) | 20,276 (26 %) |
Median income (US$) | ||
 <35,000 | 95,202 (24 %) | 15,921 (21 %) |
 35,000–44,999 | 97,967 (25 %) | 19,278 (25 %) |
 ≥45,000 | 187,998 (48 %) | 39,707 (52 %) |
Insurance type | ||
 Medicare | 21,399 (6 %) | 3,668 (5 %) |
 Medicaid | 34,267 (9 %) | 5,207 (7 %) |
 Private | 304,072 (78 %) | 63,140 (82 %) |
 Other | 28,726 (7 %) | 4,456 (6 %) |
Hospital | ||
 Rural | 50,239 (13 %) | 10,455 (14 %) |
 Urban, non-teaching | 177,299 (46 %) | 36,546 (48 %) |
 Urban, teaching | 161,324 (41 %) | 29,570 (39 %) |
Admission | ||
 Elective | 338,668 (87 %) | 68 361(89 %) |
 Non-elective | 48 453(12 %) | 7,898 (10 %) |
Comorbidities a | ||
 Congestive heart failure | 1,539 (0.4 %) | 125 (0.2 %) |
 Chronic pulmonary disease | 26,585 (7 %) | 5,100 (7 %) |
 Diabetes (complicated or uncomplicated) | 21,998 (6 %) | 3,159 (4 %) |
 Hypertension (complicated or uncomplicated | 79,065 (20 %) | 12,028 (16 %) |
 Lymphoma | 265 (0.07 %) | 40 (0.05 %) |
 Peripheral vascular disorder | 499 (0.1 %) | 68 (0.09 %) |