Variables | Categories | N | % | Mean LOS | Std. Deviation | Median LOS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 154 | 41.2 | 22.58 | 10.73 | 22.0 |
 | Female | 220 | 58.8 | 25.16 | 10.76 | 24.0 |
Age group (years) | Less than 30 | 66 | 17.6 | 22.92 | 10.57 | 21.5 |
 | 30 to 55 | 176 | 47.1 | 22.90 | 11.75 | 22 |
 | Over 55 | 132 | 35.3 | 26.30 | 9.24 | 25 |
Diagnostic categories | Mood disorders | 127 | 33.9 | 25.98 | 9.59 | 25 |
 | Psychotic disorders | 72 | 19.3 | 22.90 | 11.83 | 22 |
 | Personality disorders | 70 | 18.7 | 22.90 | 8.85 | 22 |
 | Adjustment disorders | 43 | 11.5 | 19.91 | 6.84 | 19 |
 | Other disorders | 62 | 16.6 | 25.92 | 14.65 | 23.5 |
Response to treatment | immediate | 272 | 72.7 | 21.90 | 10.46 | 21 |
 | delayed | 102 | 27.3 | 29.97 | 9.50 | 28 |
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) | no | 339 | 90.6 | 23.24 | 10.45 | 22 |
 | yes | 35 | 9.4 | 32.46 | 10.84 | 32 |
Place of residence | Old or Center Havana | 97 | 25.9 | 25.64 | 12.50 | 24 |
 | Another municipality in Havana City | 187 | 50.0 | 23.83 | 10.83 | 22 |
 | Havana province | 32 | 8.6 | 24.84 | 7.56 | 24 |
 | Another province | 58 | 15.5 | 21.98 | 8.86 | 21.5 |
Marital status | with stable couple | 172 | 46.0 | 23.91 | 11.70 | 22.5 |
 | no couple | 202 | 54.0 | 24.27 | 10.02 | 22 |
Drugs | None | 104 | 27.8 | 23.45 | 11.45 | 21 |
 | Antidepressants, under 150 mg daily | 126 | 33.7 | 24.41 | 9.28 | 24 |
 | Antipsychotics | 144 | 38.5 | 24.30 | 11.61 | 22 |
Co morbidities | None | 184 | 49.2 | 22.77 | 9.15 | 22 |
 | Systemic co-morbidity | 106 | 28.3 | 24.96 | 10.85 | 23.5 |
 | Other co-morbidity | 84 | 22.5 | 25.94 | 13.55 | 22.5 |
Total1 | - | 374 | 100.0 | 25.10 | 10.81 | 22 |