Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2022.
World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2022; 13(11): 907-917
Published online Nov 24, 2022. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v13.i11.907
Table 1 Demographics, ethno-racial, socioeconomic, and hospital factors for patients hospitalized with chronic pancreatitis
Variable
n = 371275
Race
White64.82%
Black22.35%
Hispanic8.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander1.31%
Native American0.87%
Other2.25%
Gender
Women44.24%
Men55.76%
Age
Mean age, years52.72
Age 18-39 yr21.63%
Age 40-59 yr49.84%
Age 60-79 yr24.26%
Age > 80 yr4.28%
Insurance provider
Medicare40.2%
Medicaid30.28%
Private22.53%
Uninsured6.99%
Charlson comorbidity index
024.09%
125.97%
217.37%
3 or more32.58%
Median income in patient zip code
$1–$3899936.17%
$39000–$4799926.11%
$48000–$6299921.78%
$6300015.94%
Hospital region
Northwest17.54%
Midwest24.63%
South40.23%
West17.6%
Hospital location
Rural8.29%
Urban91.71%
Hospital size
Small 19%
Medium28.34%
Large52.65%
Type of hospital
Teaching69.54%
Non-teaching30.46%
Table 2 Multivariate regressions analysis for demographic, socioeconomic, and hospital factors associated with hospitalizations secondary to chronic pancreatitis
Classification

P value
AgeaOR 0.98< 0.01
Age 18-39 yrReference
Age 40-59 yraOR 2.60< 0.01
Age 60-79 yraOR 0.960.37
Age > 80 yraOR 0.46< 0.01
BMI: 18-24.9Reference
BMI: 25-29.9aOR 1.34< 0.01
BMI: 30-39.9aOR 0.62< 0.01
WomenaOR 0.65< 0.01
WhitesReference
Blacks1.13< 0.01
Hispanics0.63< 0.01
Asians/Pacific Islanders0.50< 0.01
Native Americans1.050.31
Other0.67< 0.01
Table 3 Demographics, ethno-racial, socioeconomic, and hospital factors for patients hospitalized with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Variable
CP without PDAC (n = 368385)
CP with PDAC (n = 2890)
P value
Race< 0.01
Whites64.75%74.22%
Blacks22.4%16.76%
Hispanics8.43%4.97%
Asians or Pacific Islanders1.31%1.29%
Native Americans0.87%0.37%
Other2.25%2.39%
Gender
Women44.27%40.31%0.07
Men55.73%59.69%
Age
Mean age, years52.6166.32< 0.05
Age 18-39 yr21.78%19%
Age 40-59 yr50.02%26.99%
Age 60-79 yr23.97%60.03%
Age > 80 yr4.23%11.07%
Insurance provider< 0.01
Medicare40.04%60.64%
Medicaid30.44%10.73%
Private22.5%26.48%
Uninsured7.03%2.15%
Charlson comorbidity index< 0.01
024.28%0
126.17%0
217.35%19.38%
3 or more32.2%80.62%
Median income in patient zip code< 0.01
$1–$3899936.24%28.22%
$39000–$4799926.1%26.81%
$48000–$6299921.78%21.34%
$6300015.88%23.63%
Hospital region0.68
Northwest17.53%19.38%
Midwest24.64%23.53%
South40.25%38.24%
West17.59%18.86%
Hospital location< 0.01
Rural8.34%1.56%
Urban91.66%98.44%
Hospital size< 0.01
Small 19.08%8.65%
Medium28.43%16.78%
Large52.48%74.57%
Type of hospital
Teaching69.41%86.16%< 0.01
Non-teaching30.59%13.84%
Table 4 Multivariate regressions analysis for demographic, socioeconomic, and hospital factors associated with hospitalizations in patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Classification

P value
AgeaOR 1.05< 0.01
Age 18-39 yrReference
Age 40-59 yraOR 6.79< 0.01
Age 60-79 yraOR 24.17< 0.01
Age > 80 yraOR 21.02< 0.01
BMI: 18-24.9Reference
BMI: 25-29.9aOR 2.40< 0.01
FemaleaOR 0.77< 0.01
WhiteReference
BlackaOR 0.77< 0.05
HispanicaOR 0.66< 0.05
Asian or Pacific IslanderaOR 0.690.36
Native AmericanaOR 0.680.60
OtheraOR 0.970.94