Table 1 Patient and Hospitalization Characteristics in Gastric Cancer (2009–2018 NIS)
Year | 2009–2018 | 2009 | 2012 | 2015 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | 86,430 | 8606 | 8648 | 8447 | 8088 |
Weighted N (national estimate) | 441,004 | 45,034 | 44,285 | 43,055 | 41,115 |
Sociodemographics | |||||
Gender | |||||
Male | 63.4 | 62.9 | 62.9 | 64.1 | 63.8 |
Female | 36.6 | 37.1 | 37.1 | 35.9 | 36.2 |
Age, mean years (SD) | 66.7 (14.1) | 66.1 (14.1) | 65.8 (14.1) | 65.6 (13.9) | 65.6 (13.9) |
Age group | |||||
< 30 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
30–39 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
40–49 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 |
50–59 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 17.7 |
60–69 | 26.1 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 26.9 | 27.5 |
70–79 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 24.8 |
≥80 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 17.4 | 16.8 |
Race | |||||
White | 56.8 | 59.4 | 58.9 | 56.3 | 52.2 |
Black | 16.5 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 16.9 |
Hispanic | 15.2 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 14.9 | 17.8 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 7.0 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
Native Americans/others | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Payer source | |||||
Medicare | 52.5 | 51.5 | 53.4 | 52.8 | 52.7 |
Medicaid | 12.9 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 15.0 |
Private insurance | 28.5 | 32.3 | 28.0 | 28.5 | 26.8 |
Uninsured | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
No charge | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Other | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
Median household incomes by zip code | |||||
76th to 100th percentile | 28.7 | 27.2 | 28.8 | 30.1 | 28.6 |
51th to 75th percentile | 24.3 | 25.2 | 23.0 | 22.7 | 25.9 |
26th to 50th percentile | 23.7 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 23.9 | 23.5 |
0th to 25th percentile | 23.3 | 24.4 | 24.7 | 23.4 | 22.0 |
Hospitalization | |||||
Severity of illness | |||||
APR-DRG 1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
APR-DRG 2 | 32.0 | 35.6 | 35.7 | 29.7 | 25.6 |
APR-DRG 3 | 46.3 | 43.3 | 45.3 | 49.2 | 47.0 |
APR-DRG 4 | 17.8 | 16.3 | 14.5 | 18.0 | 24.3 |
Palliative care consultation | 12.1 | 7.1 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 17.4 |
Number of diagnoses (SD) | 13.4 (6.1) | 10.8 (5.0) | 12.6 (5.7) | 14.5 (6.2) | 16.2 (6.6) |
Palliative procedures | 13.5 | 12.4 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 14.7 |
LOS, mean (SD), day | 7.7 (8.4) | 8.2 (8.5) | 7.9 (8.7) | 7.6 (8.6) | 7.1 (7.5) |
Total charges, mean $ (SD) | 92,052 (13,585) | 95,921 (136172) | 95,555 (143347) | 92,912 (144892) | 86,085 (125104) |
In-hospital death | 7.2 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 7.5 |
Hospital characteristics | |||||
Bed size of hospitals | |||||
Small | 13.2 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 14.4 | 16.1 |
Medium | 23.88 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 26.8 | 26.6 |
Large | 62.92 | 65.5 | 65.2 | 58.8 | 57.3 |
Location & teaching hospital | |||||
Urban non-teaching | 5.9 | 7.94 | 6.45 | 4.94 | 4.8 |
Urban teaching | 26.91 | 37.6 | 32.84 | 20.98 | 15.71 |
Rural | 67.19 | 54.46 | 60.71 | 74.09 | 79.49 |
Region | |||||
Northeast | 22.73 | 21.08 | 23.5 | 22.28 | 21.98 |
Midwest | 20.27 | 22.59 | 19.85 | 20.1 | 19.46 |
South | 35.64 | 35.05 | 35.4 | 36.1 | 35.98 |
West | 21.36 | 21.28 | 21.25 | 21.52 | 22.58 |