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Table 1 Distribution of patients and length of stay summaries for different variable categories.

From: Observed-predicted length of stay for an acute psychiatric department, as an indicator of inpatient care inefficiencies. Retrospective case-series study.

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

  1. 1 Total number of patients selected for the study.