Variables

Overall

Aortic Dissection

No Aortic Dissection

*p-value

Total, N (%)

777,595 (100.0%)

380 (0.05%)

777,215 (99.95%)

Age, (Mean ± SD)

64 ± 12

68 ± 12

64 ± 12

<0.001

Under 50

94,364 (12.1%)

28 (7.4%)

94,336 (12.1%)

0.004

Age 50 to 64

290,770 (37.4%)

122 (32.1%)

290,648 (37.4%)

0.004

Age 65 and older

392,429 (50.5%)

230 (60.5%)

392,199 (50.5%)

<0.001

Gender

Male

514,488 (66.2%)

200 (52.6%)

514,288 (66.2%)

<0.001

Female

263,071 (33.8%)

180 (47.4%)

262,891 (33.8%)

<0.001

Race, N (%)

Caucasian

481,994 (79.1%)

234 (75.5%)

481,760 (79.1%)

0.870

African American

47,293 (7.8%)

29 (9.4%)

47,264 (7.8%)

0.924

Hispanic

40,617 (6.7%)

30 (9.7%)

40,587 (6.7%)

0.337

Other

39,230 (6.4%)

17 (5.5%)

39,213 (6.4%)

0.598

Admission source, N (%)

ER

152,650 (34.2%)

88 (41.5%)

152,562 (34.2%)

0.013

Another hospital source

62,037 (13.9%)

37 (17.5%)

62,000 (13.9%)

0.102

Other health facility, including long-term care

12,672 (2.8%)

8 (3.8%)

12,664 (2.8%)

0.378

Court/Law enforcement

420 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

420 (0.1%)

Routine, including births and other sources

218,318 (48.9%)

79 (37.3%)

218,239 (48.9%)

0.002

Primary expected payer, N (%)

Medicare

393,835 (50.7%)

213 (56.2%)

393,622 (50.7%)

0.033

Medicaid

41,123 (5.3%)

30 (7.9%)

41,093 (5.3%)

0.023

Private insurance

278,791 (35.9%)

97 (25.6%)

278,694 (35.9%)

<0.001

Uninsured/Self pay

36,760 (4.7%)

24 (6.3%)

36,736 (4.7%)

<0.001

No charge

3577 (0.5%)

1 (0.3%)

3576 (0.5%)

0.571

Other

22,302 (2.9%)

14 (3.7%)

22,288 (2.9%)

0.338