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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of CABG patients by day of admission

From: Intra-aortic balloon pump placement in coronary artery bypass grafting patients by day of admission

Patient Characteristics (n = 46,347)

n

(%)

Age Category

 70+ age

17,440

40.72

 60–69 age

12,817

29.93

 50–59 age

9213

21.51

 40–49

2945

6.88

 18–39

413

0.96

Race

 White

27,981

61.95

 Black

1870

4.14

 Hispanic

8264

18.30

 Asian

4797

10.62

 Other

2254

4.99

BMI Class

 Not Coded

37,095

80.04

 BMI 25–29.9

6700

14.46

 BMI > 30

2552

5.51

Insurance

 Private Coverage

14,237

30.72

 MediCal

4855

10.48

 Medicare

23,227

50.12

 Self-Pay

1366

2.95

 Other Non-Federal Indigent

1557

3.36

 Other

1103

2.38

Day of Admission

 Weekend

8148

17.58

 Weekday

38,199

82.42

Heart Failure

15,204

32.80

Severe Peripheral Vascular Disease

6094

6.99

Aortic/Iliofemoral Bypass Grafts

590

0.68

Aortic Regurgitation

88

0.10

Sustained Tachyarrhythmias

4685

5.38

Acute Coronary Syndrome

12,833

27.69

IABP

7695

16.60

Hospital Characteristics

Beds

  228+ Beds

38,759

84.71

  122–227 Beds

6060

13.24

  52–121 Beds

553

1.21

   < 52 Beds

384

0.84

Urbanicity

  Urban

1268

2.74

  Non-Urban

45,079

97.26

Teaching Status

  Teaching

12,431

26.82

  Non-Teaching

33,916

73.18

Hospital Volume

   < 199 Patients

25,797

55.84

  200–399 Patients

12,478

27.01

  400–699 Patients

4536

9.82

   > 700 Patients

3383

7.32

  1. BMI Body Mass Index; CABG Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting; IABP Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump