| | N | % |
|---|
| Age |
| < 50 | 2772 | 25.3 |
| 51–60 | 2389 | 21.6 |
| 61–70 | 2920 | 26.6 |
| 71–80 | 1977 | 18.0 |
| > 80 | 902 | 8.2 |
| Sex |
| Male | 5862 | 53.0 |
| Female | 5195 | 47.0 |
| Race |
| White | 7784 | 70.4 |
| Black | 713 | 6.4 |
| Other | 703 | 6.4 |
| Unknown | 1857 | 16.8 |
| Surgical Indication |
| Malignant tumor | 3288 | 29.7 |
| Benign tumor | 4995 | 45.2 |
| Tumor Not Otherwise Specified | 1433 | 13.0 |
| Other disease of parotid | 977 | 8.8 |
| Other/unknown | 364 | 3.3 |
| Comorbidities |
| Bleeding disorder | 248 | 2.2 |
| Diabetes | 1707 | 15.4 |
| On dialysis | 39 | 0.4 |
| Disseminated cancer | 364 | 3.3 |
| Dyspnea | 536 | 4.8 |
| Dependent functional status | 129 | 1.2 |
| Congestive Heart Failure | 29 | 0.3 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 518 | 4.7 |
| Hypertension | 5019 | 45.4 |
| Obesity (BMI > 30) | 3857 | 39.7 |
| Smoker | 2602 | 23.5 |
| Corticosteroids | 363 | 3.3 |
| Wound infection | 155 | 1.4 |
| Weight loss | 68 | 0.6 |
| ASA class |
| 1 (No disturbance) | 990 | 9.0 |
| 2 (Mild disturbance) | 5355 | 48.5 |
| 3 (Severe disturbance) | 4395 | 39.8 |
| 4 (Life threatening) | 307 | 2.8 |
