Table 2 Patient characteristics and outcomes after breast cancer surgery (2015–2019) Continue

Total (n = count)

2,387

36,426

Total incidence (%)

6.15

Age (median, years)

56 (47, 66)

56 (47, 66)

0.192

Age group (%)

 18–24

0.461

0.530

0.473

 25–39

9.845

9.329

 40–54

36.657

35.584

 ≥ 55

53.037

54.557

Race (%)

 White

61.416

63.175

< 0.001

 Black

17.930

14.528

 Hispanic

9.803

10.512

 Asian or Pacific Islander

3.310

4.587

 Native American

0.587

0.318

 Other

6.954

6.880

Number of Comorbidity (%)

 0

6.368

9.172

< 0.001

 1

17.763

28.988

 2

20.402

24.919

 ≥ 3

55.467

36.921

LOS (median, d)

3 (2–5)

2 (1–3)

< 0.001

TOTCHG (median, $)

68,283

(40,599-1,180,56)

60,036.00

(35,854.25-98,744.50)

< 0.001

Type of insure (%)

 Medicare

34.395

29.012

< 0.001

 Medicaid

18.559

12.766

 Private insurance

40.553

53.193

 Self-pay

3.016

2.550

 No charge

0.335

0.222

 Other

3.142

2.257

Bed size of hospital (%)

 Small

18.224

19.148

0.005

 Medium

24.633

27.047

 Large

57.143

53.805

Type of hospital (teaching %)

76.414

77.475

0.230

Location of hospital (urban, %)

93.925

96.006

< 0.001

Region of hospital (%)

 Northeast

18.601

28.869

< 0.001

 Midwest or North Central

19.313

16.420

South

37.453

34.657

 West

24.633

20.054

Elective admission (%)

67.491

79.451

< 0.001

Died (%)

0.545

0.253

0.008

Smoking

31.127

23.288

< 0.001