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Table 2 Descriptive Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity and Guideline-Procedure Group for Patients in the Observational Cohort from Northern California, 2015-2020

From: Disparities in postoperative opioid prescribing by race and ethnicity: an electronic health records-based observational study from Northern California, 2015–2020

 

Non-Hispanic

White

Hispanic,

Any Race

Non-Hispanic Asian

Non-Hispanic Black

Non-Hispanic Other

All

Patients

Pooled Procedures

N=28,586

 N=16,846

 N=7,819

 N=3,850

 N=4,463

 N=61,564

Mean Total MME (SD)

210.0 (174.7)

184.9 (124.6)

176.1 (106.6)

215.6 (179.6)

192.5 (170.2)

197.9 (155.5)

Median Total MME (IQR)

150 (120, 225)

150 (120, 200)

150 (100, 200)

150 (150, 250)

150 (112.5, 225)

150 (120, 225)

Mean 5-mg Oxy Pills (SD)

28.0 (23.3)

24.7 (16.6)

23.5 (14.2)

28.7 (23.9)

25.7 (22.7)

26.4 (20.7)

Median 5-mg Oxy Pills (IQR)

20 (16, 30)

20 (16, 26.7)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

20 (20, 33.3)

20 (15, 30)

20 (16, 30)

Knee Arthroscopy

N = 1,754

 N = 555

 N = 97

 N = 104

 N = 176

 N = 2,646

Mean Total MME (SD)

266.4 (221.5)

263.4 (203.6)

261.7 (202.0)

351.6 (270.7)

256.4 (483.6)

268.4 (246.3)

Median Total MME (IQR)

150 (150, 300)

200 (150, 300)

200 (150, 300)

300 (105, 450)

150 (150, 290)

160 (150, 300)

Mean 5-mg Oxy Pills (SD)

35.5 (29.5)

35.1 (27.1)

34.9 (26.9)

46.9 (36.1)

34.2 (64.5)

35.8 (32.8)

Median 5-mg Oxy Pills (IQR)

20 (20, 40)

26.7 (20, 40)

26.7 (20, 40)

40 (14, 60)

20 (20, 38.7)

21.3 (20, 40)

Total Knee Arthroplasty

N = 1,358

 N = 190

 N = 115

 N = 70

 N = 80

 N = 1,813

Mean Total MME (SD)

597.9 (379.5)

545.4 (367.3)

403.7 (233.8)

604.2 (463.2)

558.5 (460.2)

578.6 (381.0)

Median Total MME (IQR)

450 (300, 800)

450 (300, 675)

375 (247.5, 450)

525 (375, 750)

450 (300, 712.5)

450 (300, 750)

Mean 5-mg Oxy Pills (SD)

79.7 (50.6)

72.7 (49.0)

53.8 (31.2)

80.6 (61.8)

74.5 (61.4)

77.1 (50.8)

Median 5-mg Oxy Pills (IQR)

60 (40, 106.7)

60 (40, 90)

50 (33, 60)

70 (50, 100)

60 (40, 95)

60 (40, 100)

Lumpectomy +/- SLNB

N = 3,236

 N = 697

 N = 998

 N = 394

 N = 293

 N =5,618

Mean Total MME (SD)

156.3 (110.3)

160.8 (97.8)

138.9 (94.7)

194.1 (139.9)

155.3 (104.9)

156.4 (109.0)

Median Total MME (IQR)

150 (100, 200)

150 (100, 200)

100 (100, 150)

150 (100, 225)

150 (100, 200)

150 (100, 200)

Mean 5-mg Oxy Pills (SD)

20.8 (14.7)

21.4 (13.0)

18.5 (12.6)

25.9 (16.7)

20.7 (14.0)

20.9 (14.5)

Median 5-mg Oxy Pills (IQR)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

13.3 (13.3, 20.8)

20.8 (13.5, 30)

20.8 (13.3, 26.7)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

Laparoscopic

Appendectomy/Cholecystectomy

N = 8,959

 N = 5,299

 N = 1,713

 N = 770

 N = 1,245

 N = 17,986

Mean Total MME (SD)

191.9 (131.5)

175.5 (109.7)

155.3 (93.2)

191.4 (230.5)

176.6 (133.9)

182.5 (129.0)

Median Total MME (IQR)

150 (100, 225)

150 (100, 200)

150 (100, 200)

150 (100, 200)

150 (100, 200)

150 (100, 200)

Mean 5-mg Oxy Pills (SD)

25.6 (17.5)

23.4 (14.6)

20.7 (12.4)

25.5 (30.7)

23.5 (17.9)

24.3 (17.2)

Median 5-mg Oxy Pills (IQR)

20 (13.3, 30)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

MIS Gynecological Procedures

N = 3,505

 N = 1,781

 N = 562

 N = 455

 N = 496

 N = 6,799

Mean Total MME (SD)

166.2 (115.6)

166.8 (122.2)

154.2 (90.2)

187.0 (132.0)

160.5 (105.4)

166.3 (116.1)

Median Total MME (IQR)

150 (100, 200)

150 (100, 180)

150 (100, 150)

150 (100, 210)

150 (100, 150)

150 (100, 200)

Mean 5-mg Oxy Pills (SD)

22.2 (15.4)

22.2 (16.3)

20.6 (12.0)

24.9 (17.6)

21.4 (14.1)

22.2 (15.5)

Median 5-mg Oxy Pills (IQR)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

20 (13.3, 24)

20 (13.3, 20)

20 (13.3, 28)

20 (13.3, 20)

20 (13.3, 26.7)

Cesarean Delivery

N = 9,774

 N = 8,364

 N = 4,334

 N = 2,057

 N = 2,173

 N = 26,702

Mean Total MME (SD)

196.2 (110.4)

183.7 (102.8)

187.8 (96.9)

214.9 (124.6)

195.4 (113.4)

192.3 (107.7)

Median Total MME (IQR)

150 (150, 225)

150 (135, 200)

150 (150, 225)

165 (150, 250)

150 (150, 225)

150 (150, 225)

Mean 5-mg Oxy Pills (SD)

26.2 (14.7)

24.5 (13.7)

25.0 (12.9)

28.7 (16.6)

26.1 (15.1)

25.6 (14.4)

Median 5-mg Oxy Pills (IQR)

20 (20, 30)

20 (18, 26.7)

20 (20, 30)

22 (20, 33.3)

20 (20, 30)

20 (20, 30)

  1. IQR, interquartile range; MIS, minimally invasive surgery; MME, morphine milligram equivalents, Ob/gyn, obstetrics and gynecology; Oxy, oxycodone; SD, standard deviation; SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy