Table 2 Demographics and Co-Morbidities for anesthesia provider groups

Age (years)

51.8 ± 15.8

50.4 ± 15.9

50.7 ± 16.0

0.07

BMI (kg/m²)

30.4 ± 7.4^†

29.5 ± 7.8

29.6 ± 7.5

< 0.001

ASA score

2 [2 - 3]^†

3 [2 - 3]

3 [2 - 3]

< 0.001

GENDER (% male)

41.0%

45.2%

45.1%

0.91

Race (%)

< 0.001

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.4%

0.1%

0.2%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.2%

0.9%

1.2%

Black

29.2%

37.9%*

32.9%

Other/Unknown

5.8%

6.7%

7.1%

White

63.3%

54.4%*

58.7%

Anesthesia Base Units

5.4 ± 1.8

5.3± 2.4

5.4 ± 2.3

0.74

Elixhauser Co-Morbidities ^a

CAD (%)

8.9%

10.3%

9.3%

0.176

Cardiac Arrythmia (%)

5.1%^†

13.7%

12.2%

< 0.001

Chronic Pulmonary Disease (%)

7.5%^†

13.7%*

10.9%

< 0.001

Congestive Heart Failure (%)

3.2%^†

5.5%

4.6%

0.009

HTN Complicated (%)

5.8%^†

10.2%

8.4%

< 0.001

HTN Uncomplicated (%)

22.3%^†

30.1%*

26.0%

< 0.001

Diabetes Complicated (%)

2.7%

4.4%

3.8%

0.18

Diabetes Uncomplicated (%)

12.4%

12.0%

11.5%

0.48

Peripheral Vascular Disease (%)

2.0%^†

5.8%*

4.1%

< 0.001

Renal Insufficiency (%)

5.9%

9.3%*

7.7%

< 0.001