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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of colorectal surgery patients receiving oral nutritional supplement prior to matching

From: Impact of early postoperative oral nutritional supplement utilization on clinical outcomes in colorectal surgery

Characteristics

Before matching

Overall cohort (n = 61,031)

Column percentage

Malnutrition

3103

5%

Male

28,047

46%

Age group

 < 30

1142

2%

 30–39

2783

5%

 40–49

6734

11%

 50–59

14,042

23%

 60–69

16,507

27%

 70–79

13,248

22%

 ≥80

6575

11%

VW score category

 < − 5

897

1%

 − 5 to − 1

7563

12%

 − 1 to 1

29,018

48%

 1 to 5

9133

15%

 > 5

14,420

24%

Comorbidities

 Cancer

12,333

20%

 Renal failure

2444

4%

 Chronic pulmonary disease

8440

14%

Payor category

 Managed care organization

21,682

36%

 Medicaid

2353

4%

 Medicare

29,018

48%

 Others

7978

13%

Race

 Black

4953

8%

 Hispanic

1030

2%

 Others

9808

16%

 White

45,240

74%

Open colorectal surgery

36,371

60%

Hospital bed size

 < 200

5446

9%

 200–499

32,410

53%

 ≥ 500

23,175

38%

Teaching hospital

26,037

43%

Rural hospital

5644

9%

Vasopressor

17,381

28%