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Table 2 Comorbidity of patients in the in- and outpatient TKA cohorts, before and after matching

From: Total knee arthroplasty in the outpatient vs inpatient settings: impact of site of care on early postoperative economic and clinical outcomes

Variable

Pre-Match

Post-Match

Outpatient

Inpatient

SMD

Outpatient

Inpatient

SMD

Elixhauser Index: mean (SD)

1.94 (1.46)

2.17 (1.53)

0.1570

1.94 (1.44)

1.96 (1.45)

0.0180

Elixhauser Score Category

  

0.1490

  

0.0000

 0

1,488 (15.9%)

4,701 (12.0%)

 

1,388 (15.3%)

1,388 (15.3%)

 

 1–2

4,989 (53.3%)

20,436 (52.0%)

 

4,902 (54.1%)

4,902 (54.1%)

 

 3–4

2,382 (25.4%)

11,240 (28.6%)

 

2,305 (25.4%)

2,305 (25.4%)

 

 5 or more

506 (5.4%)

2,960 (7.5%)

 

465 (5.1%)

465 (5.1%)

 

Individual Comorbidities

      

Hypertension

6,057 (64.7%)

27,169 (69.1%)

0.0930

5,926 (65.4%)

5,953 (65.7%)

0.0060

Diabetes (all types)

1,795 (19.2%)

8,944 (22.7%)

0.0880

1,733 (19.1%)

1,868 (20.6%)

0.0370

Obesity

2,741 (29.3%)

12,154 (30.9%)

0.0360

2,637 (29.1%)

2,439 (26.9%)

0.0490

Hypothyroidism

1,474 (15.7%)

6,743 (17.1%)

0.0380

1,429 (15.8%)

1,431 (15.8%)

0.0010

Chronic Pulmonary Disease

1,324 (14.1%)

6,267 (15.9%)

0.0500

1,264 (14.0%)

1,289 (14.2%)

0.0080

Depression

1,231 (13.1%)

5,998 (15.2%)

0.0600

1,177 (13.0%)

1,242 (13.7%)

0.0210

Cardiac Arrhythmia

838 (8.9%)

4,093 (10.4%)

0.0490

823 (9.1%)

825 (9.1%)

0.0010

Renal failure

621 (6.6%)

2,994 (7.6%)

0.0380

579 (6.4%)

585 (6.5%)

0.0030

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Collagen Diseases

377 (4.0%)

1,847 (4.7%)

0.0330

366 (4.0%)

405 (4.5%)

0.0210

Congestive Heart Failure

327 (3.5%)

1,537 (3.9%)

0.0220

318 (3.5%)

272 (3.0%)

0.0290

Valvular Disease

230 (2.5%)

1,425 (3.6%)

0.0680

224 (2.5%)

297 (3.3%)

0.0480

Peripheral Vascular Disorders

205 (2.2%)

1,038 (2.6%)

0.0290

200 (2.2%)

190 (2.1%)

0.0080

Fluid and electrolyte disorders

197 (2.1%)

1,127 (2.9%)

0.0490

188 (2.1%)

218 (2.4%)

0.0220

Other Neurological Disorders

160 (1.7%)

832 (2.1%)

0.0300

149 (1.6%)

174 (1.9%)

0.0210

Liver disease

126 (1.3%)

534 (1.4%)

0.0010

119 (1.3%)

113 (1.2%)

0.0060

Coagulopathy

100 (1.1%)

665 (1.7%)

0.0530

96 (1.1%)

119 (1.3%)

0.0230

Deficiency Anemia

91 (1.0%)

538 (1.4%)

0.0370

84 (0.9%)

103 (1.1%)

0.0210

Pulmonary Circulatory Disorders

52 (0.6%)

298 (0.8%)

0.0250

51 (0.6%)

67 (0.7%)

0.0220

Alcohol Abuse

57 (0.6%)

317 (0.8%)

0.0240

54 (0.6%)

49 (0.5%)

0.0070

Drug Abuse

56 (0.6%)

468 (1.2%)

0.0630

50 (0.6%)

75 (0.8%)

0.0330

Psychoses

10 (0.1%)

71 (0.2%)

0.0190

8 (0.1%)

17 (0.2%)

0.0270

  1. SD standard deviation, SMD standardized mean differences, TKA total knee arthroplasty