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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 25, 2015; 7(13): 1096-1102
Published online Sep 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i13.1096
Published online Sep 25, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i13.1096
Table 2 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of patients among the three groups, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003-2010 n (%)
| Total | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | P | |
| 31769 | Heller 5567 (49.00) | Esophagectomy 785 (2.47) | Non-surgical 15417 (48.53) | ||
| Age, mean (median) | 59 (59) | 51.2 (51) | 53.8 (54) | 67.1 (72) | < 0.001 |
| Age category | < 0.001 | ||||
| 18-44 | 8041 (25.31) | 5576 (35.82) | 251(31.97) | 2214 (14.36) | |
| 45-64 | 10554 (33.22) | 6330 (40.66) | 308 (39.24) | 3916 (25.40) | |
| 65-74 | 4746 (14.94) | 2254 (14.48) | 141 (17.96) | 2351 (15.25) | |
| ≥ 75 | 8428 (26.53) | 1407 (9.04) | 85 (10.83) | 6936 (44.99) | |
| Gender1 | < 0.001 | ||||
| Male | 14429 (45.73) | 7883 (51.21) | 371 (47.41) | 6175 (40.17) | |
| Female | 17120 (54.27) | 7510 (48.79) | 412 (52.59) | 9198 (59.83) | |
| Race2 | 0.002 | ||||
| White | 17663 (70.77) | 8662 (71.64) | 403 (65.96) | 8598 (70.15) | |
| Black | 3662 (14.67) | 1533 (12.68) | 75 (12.27) | 2054 (16.76) | |
| Other | 3633 (14.56) | 1896 (15.68) | 133 (21.77) | 1604 (13.09) | |
| Charlson score | 0.63 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.93 | 0.036 |
| 0 | 21147 (64.53) | 11681 (75.04) | 508 (64.71) | 7958 (51.62) | < 0.001 |
| 1 | 7390 (22.55) | 3015 (19.37) | 206 (26.24) | 4169 (27.04) | |
| ≥ 2 | 4232 (12.91) | 871 (5.59) | 71 (9.05) | 3290 (21.34) |
- Citation: Molena D, Mungo B, Stem M, Lidor AO. Hospitalization for esophageal achalasia in the United States. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7(13): 1096-1102
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v7/i13/1096.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v7.i13.1096