Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of hysterectomies performed in North Carolina in 2011–2013, stratified by setting (inpatient/outpatient)
Overall N (%) | Inpatient N (%) | Outpatient N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 41,899 (100%) | 13,582 (100%) | 28,317 (100%) |
Race/ethnicitya | |||
Hispanic | 1239 (3.0%) | 513 (3.8%) | 726 (2.6%) |
White | 27,072 (64.6%) | 7225 (53.2%) | 19,847 (70.1%) |
Black | 11,869 (28.3%) | 5145 (37.9%) | 6724 (23.8%) |
American Native | 767 (1.8%) | 373 (2.8%) | 394 (1.4%) |
Asian | 337 (0.8%) | 119 (0.9%) | 218 (0.8%) |
Other | 615 (1.5%) | 207 (1.5%) | 408 (1.4%) |
Age | |||
20–29 | 1605 (3.8%) | 552 (4.1%) | 1053 (3.7%) |
30–39 | 10,216 (24.4%) | 3016 (22.2%) | 7200 (25.4%) |
40–49 | 19,795 (47.2%) | 6075 (44.7%) | 13,720 (48.5%) |
50–59 | 6356 (15.2%) | 2222 (16.4%) | 4134 (14.6%) |
60–69 | 2666 (6.4%) | 1065 (7.8%) | 1601 (5.7%) |
70+ | 1261 (3.0%) | 652 (4.8%) | 609 (2.2%) |
From procedure codes | |||
Hysterectomy only | 23,044 (55.0%) | 7898 (58.2%) | 15,146 (53.5%) |
Hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy | 18,406 (43,9%) | 5684 (41.9%) | 12,722 (44.9%) |
Hysterectomy – vague on oophorectomyb | 449 (1.1%) | -.- | 449 (1.6%) |