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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2022; 28(34): 5036-5046
Published online Sep 14, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i34.5036
Published online Sep 14, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i34.5036
Table 3 Summary statistics of demographic of hospitalized alcoholic hepatitis patients, 2011 to 2017
| Characteristic | AH-related admission | P1 | |||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Overall | Between-group | |
| n | 281506 | 274365 | 278580 | 291435 | 308765 | 313235 | 324050 | ||
| Age in years at admission [median (Q1, Q3)] | 54.0 (46.0, 61.0) | 54.0 (46.0, 61.0) | 54.0 (46.0, 62.0) | 54.0 (46.0, 62.0) | 54.0 (46.0, 62.0) | 54.0 (46.0, 62.0) | 55.0 (46.0, 62.0) | < 0.001 | |
| Age group (yr) | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| < 25, n (%) | 1545 (0.5) | 1215 (0.4) | 1135 (0.4) | 1295 (0.4) | 1320 (0.4) | 1635 (0.5) | 1535 (0.5) | 0.011 | |
| 25-44, n (%) | 57738 (20.5) | 57040 (20.8) | 58155 (20.9) | 61335 (21.0) | 66670 (21.6) | 69165 (22.1) | 70935 (21.9) | < 0.001 | |
| 45-64, n (%) | 170876 (60.7) | 166030 (60.5) | 167810 (60.2) | 174765 (60.0) | 181845 (58.9) | 182905 (58.4) | 187350 (57.8) | < 0.001 | |
| ≥65, n (%) | 51348 (18.2) | 50080 (18.3) | 51480 (18.5) | 54040 (18.5) | 58930 (19.1) | 59530 (19.0) | 64230 (19.8) | < 0.001 | |
| Gender | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Male, n (%) | 198491 (70.5) | 195350 (71.2) | 196820 (70.7) | 203735 (69.9) | 216650 (70.2) | 218295 (69.7) | 227080 (70.1) | < 0.001 | |
| Female, n (%) | 83016 (29.5) | 79000 (28.8) | 81725 (29.3) | 87615 (30.1) | 92075 (29.8) | 94810 (30.3) | 96965 (29.9) | < 0.001 | |
| Missing, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (0.0) | 35 (0.0) | 85 (0.0) | 40 (0.0) | 130 (0.0) | 5 (0.0) | ||
| Race | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| White, n (%) | 178031 (63.2) | 180550 (65.8) | 183125 (65.7) | 193560 (66.4) | 202205 (65.5) | 207155 (66.1) | 214760 (66.3) | < 0.001 | |
| Black, n (%) | 27402.8 (9.7) | 27045 (9.9) | 26625 (9.6) | 27630 (9.5) | 29145 (9.4) | 28025 (8.9) | 29290 (9.0) | < 0.001 | |
| Hispanic, n (%) | 37280 (13.2) | 36670 (13.4) | 38575 (13.8) | 38905 (13.3) | 43390 (14.1) | 45870 (14.6) | 49135 (15.2) | < 0.001 | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander, n (%) | 2235 (0.8) | 2370 (0.9) | 2680 (1.0) | 2855 (1.0) | 3565 (1.2) | 3520 (1.1) | 3840 (1.2) | < 0.001 | |
| Native American, n (%) | 5056 (1.8) | 5985 (2.2) | 5720 (2.1) | 5910 (2.0) | 6725 (2.2) | 7140 (2.3) | 7565 (2.3) | < 0.001 | |
| Other, n (%) | 7134 (2.5) | 7760 (2.8) | 6940 (2.5) | 7785 (2.7) | 7780 (2.5) | 8305 (2.7) | 9085 (2.8) | 0.030 | |
| Missing, n (%) | 24368.5 (8.7) | 13985 (5.1) | 14915 (5.4) | 14790 (5.1) | 15955 (5.2) | 13220 (4.2) | 10375 (3.2) | ||
| Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP code | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| $1-$38999, n (%) | 79993 (28.4) | 83510 (30.4) | 80530 (28.9) | 85525 (29.3) | 95660 (31.0) | 94940 (30.3) | 95785 (29.6) | < 0.001 | |
| $39000-$47999, n (%) | 69137 (24.6) | 66095 (24.1) | 71125 (25.5) | 76895 (26.4) | 72860 (23.6) | 77800 (24.8) | 83130 (25.7) | < 0.001 | |
| $48000-$62999, n (%) | 68313 (24.3) | 62360 (22.7) | 65010 (23.3) | 65695 (22.5) | 72025 (23.3) | 73690 (23.5) | 75805 (23.4) | < 0.001 | |
| $63000 or more, n (%) | 56576 (20.1) | 53795 (19.6) | 53035 (19.0) | 54360 (18.7) | 59515 (19.3) | 58905 (18.8) | 60560 (18.7) | < 0.001 | |
| Missing, n (%) | 7487.7 (2.7) | 8605 (3.1) | 8880 (3.2) | 8960 (3.1) | 8705 (2.8) | 7900 (2.5) | 8770 (2.7) | ||
| Primary expected payer | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Medicare, n (%) | 82774 (29.4) | 81905 (29.9) | 85335 (30.6) | 88860 (30.5) | 93460 (30.3) | 94160 (30.1) | 99510 (30.7) | < 0.001 | |
| Medicaid, n (%) | 60601 (21.5) | 61975 (22.6) | 62490 (22.4) | 86040 (29.5) | 96230 (31.2) | 100255 (32.0) | 105305 (32.5) | < 0.001 | |
| Private including HMO, n (%) | 71261 (25.3) | 65885 (24.0) | 65405 (23.5) | 70445 (24.2) | 76095 (24.6) | 75795 (24.2) | 76200 (23.5) | < 0.001 | |
| Self-pay, n (%) | 45272 (16.1) | 43865 (16.0) | 42785 (15.4) | 31705 (10.9) | 28095 (9.1) | 27930 (8.9) | 28890 (8.9) | < 0.001 | |
| No charge, n (%) | 4980.6 (1.8) | 3455 (1.3) | 5330 (1.9) | 3235 (1.1) | 3195 (1.0) | 2995 (1.0) | 2610 (0.8) | < 0.001 | |
| Other, n (%) | 15296.9 (5.4) | 16515 (6.0) | 16670 (6.0) | 10555 (3.6) | 11150 (3.6) | 11625 (3.7) | 10805 (3.3) | < 0.001 | |
| Missing, n (%) | 1320 (0.5) | 765 (0.3) | 565 (0.2) | 595 (0.2) | 540 (0.2) | 475 (0.2) | 730 (0.2) | ||
| Bed size of hospital | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Small, n (%) | 32567 (11.6) | 36820 (13.4) | 37640 (13.5) | 54105 (18.6) | 54870 (17.8) | 57875 (18.5) | 64035 (19.8) | < 0.001 | |
| Medium, n (%) | 73628 (26.2) | 77055 (28.1) | 76680 (27.5) | 86355 (29.6) | 94260 (30.5) | 91795 (29.3) | 97445 (30.1) | < 0.001 | |
| Large, n (%) | 175312 (62.3) | 160490 (58.5) | 164260 (59.0) | 150975 (51.8) | 159635 (51.7) | 163565 (52.2) | 162570 (50.2) | < 0.001 | |
| Region of hospital | 0.001 | ||||||||
| Northeast, n (%) | 53252 (18.9) | 51120 (18.6) | 51855 (18.6) | 53795 (18.5) | 56100 (18.2) | 57590 (18.4) | 59600 (18.4) | 0.16 | |
| Midwest, n (%) | 61095 (21.7) | 59575 (21.7) | 60330 (21.7) | 64160 (22.0) | 67170 (21.8) | 68655 (21.9) | 72150 (22.3) | 0.42 | |
| South, n (%) | 95441 (33.9) | 94365 (34.4) | 95705 (34.4) | 98035 (33.6) | 105260 (34.1) | 105730 (33.8) | 108555 (33.5) | 0.017 | |
| West, n (%) | 71718 (25.5) | 69305 (25.3) | 70690 (25.4) | 75445 (25.9) | 80235 (26.0) | 81260 (25.9) | 83745 (25.8) | 0.046 | |
| Location teaching status of hospital | < 0.001 | ||||||||
| Rural, n (%) | 28721 (10.2) | 27135 (9.9) | 26909.9 (9.7) | 23195 (8.0) | 23990 (7.8) | 24250 (7.7) | 25035 (7.7) | < 0.001 | |
| Urban non-teaching, n (%) | 127976 (45.5) | 113625 (41.4) | 112610 (40.4) | 84150 (28.9) | 88965 (28.8) | 87650 (28.0) | 77930 (24.0) | < 0.001 | |
| Urban teaching, n (%) | 124809 (44.3) | 133605 (48.7) | 139060 (49.9) | 184090 (63.2) | 195810 (63.4) | 201335 (64.3) | 221085 (68.2) | < 0.001 | |
- Citation: Wakil A, Mohamed M, Tafesh Z, Niazi M, Olivo R, Xia W, Greenberg P, Pyrsopoulos N. Trends in hospitalization for alcoholic hepatitis from 2011 to 2017: A USA nationwide study. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(34): 5036-5046
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v28/i34/5036.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i34.5036