Table 2 Baseline Elixhauser comorbidity score and top 10 comorbidities for patients with ankle fracture surgery
Variable | Commercial | Medicare |
|---|---|---|
Elixhauser: mean (SD) | 0.85 (1.33) | 2.69 (2.3) |
Elixhauser Index | ||
0 | 26,550 (57.0%) | 703 (17.1%) |
1 or 2 | 15,250 (32.7%) | 1,548 (37.6%) |
3 or 4 | 3,667 (7.9%) | 1,049 (25.5%) |
5 or greater | 1,152 (2.5%) | 813 (19.8%) |
Key Comorbidities | ||
All Hypertension | 9,292 (19.9%) | 2,677 (65.1%) |
Hypertension with complication | 619 (1.3%) | 544 (13.2%) |
Depression | 4,597 (9.9%) | 580 (14.1%) |
Obesity | 4,098 (8.8%) | 515 (12.5%) |
All Diabetes | 3,497 (7.5%) | 1,117 (27.2%) |
Diabetes with complication | 1,794 (3.8%) | 701 (17.0%) |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 2,865 (6.2%) | 639 (15.5%) |
Hypothyroidism | 2,581 (5.5%) | 737 (17.9%) |
Cardiac arrhythmia | 2,233 (4.8%) | 900 (21.9%) |
Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 1,602 (3.4%) | 522 (12.7%) |
Alcohol Abuse | 1,258 (2.7%) | 108 (2.6%) |
Other neurological disorders | 870 (1.9%) | 307 (7.5%) |
Rheumatoid Arthritis/ collagen | 782 (1.7%) | 208 (5.1%) |
Renal Failure | 528 (1.1%) | 514 (12.5%) |
Congestive Heart Failure | 490 (1.1%) | 446 (10.8%) |