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Table 3 Patient demographics and risk factors in short and standard LOS groups after propensity score matching

From: A propensity score-matched analysis comparing outpatient and short-stay hospitalization to standard inpatient hospitalization following total ankle arthroplasty

 

LOS ≤ 1 day (n = 446)

LOS > 1 day (n = 446)

p

Revision TAA

10.5%

(47/446)

11.7%

(47/446)

0.594

Sex

 Male

52.2%

(233/446)

52.2%

(233/446)

> 0.999

 Female

47.8%

(213/446)

47.8%

(213/446)

 

Race/ethnicity

 Asian

0.9%

(4/446)

0.4%

(2/446)

0.686

 Black or African American

2.0%

(9/446)

3.4%

(15/446)

0.214

 Hispanic

2.5%

(11/446)

2.5%

(11/446)

> 0.999

 White

84.1%

(375/446)

65.7%

(293/446)

< 0.001*

 Other

0.2%

(1/446)

0.4%

(2/446)

> 0.999

 Unknown/not reported

10.3%

(46/446)

27.6%

(123/446)

< 0.001*

Age (years)

 Under 50

7.8%

(35/446)

7.0%

(31/446)

0.609

 Between 50 and 59

26.0%

(116/446)

22.9%

(102/446)

0.275

 Between 60 and 69

39.5%

(176/446)

37.7%

(168/446)

0.582

 Between 70 and 79

23.1%

(103/446)

26.5%

(118/446)

0.245

 80 and over

3.6%

(16/446)

6.1%

(27/446)

0.086

BMI (kg/m2)

 Underweight

0.4%

(2/446)

1.1%

(5/446)

0.451

 Normal

12.1%

(54/446)

15.5%

(69/446)

0.145

 Overweight

37.6%

(168/446)

35.2%

(157/446)

0.444

 Obese class I

26.5%

(118/446)

27.4%

(122/446)

0.763

 Obese class II

15.9%

(71/446)

16.4%

(73/446)

0.856

 Obese class III

7.4%

(33/446)

4.5%

(20/446)

0.066

Comorbidities

 Diabetes

9.6%

(43/446)

9.6%

(43/446)

> 0.999

 Smoker

6.3%

(28/446)

6.3%

(28/446)

> 0.999

 COPD

0.7%

(3/446)

0.7%

(3/446)

> 0.999

 Congestive heart failure

0.0%

(0/446)

0.0%

(0/446)

> 0.999

 Hypertension

52.7%

(235/446)

52.7%

(235/446)

> 0.999

 Dialysis

0.0%

(0/446)

0.0%

(0/446)

> 0.999

 Chronic steroid use

3.6%

(16/446)

3.6%

(16/446)

> 0.999

ASA class

 Class 1 (no disturbance)

4.5%

(20/446)

4.5%

(20/446)

> 0.999

 Class 2 (mild disturbance)

57.8%

(258/446)

57.8%

(258/446)

> 0.999

 Class 3 (severe disturbance)

37.2%

(166/446)

37.2%

(166/446)

> 0.999

 Class 4+ (life threatening)

0.4%

(2/446)

0.4%

(2/446)

> 0.999

  1. * indicates statistical significance (p < 0.05)