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Table 4 Length of stay by socioeconomic status measure among study sample (n = 434) §

From: Socioeconomic status and hospital utilization among younger adult pneumonia admissions at a Canadian hospital

SES measure

Mean LOS, +/- SD; Median LOS, min – max; n

Individual-level financial hardship

 

Yes

7.4, +/- 6.7; 6.0, 1 – 55; n = 148

No

5.4, +/- 4.3; 4.0, 1 – 36; n = 286

p-value

<0.01

Neighbourhood-level income quintiles

 

1

6.2, +/- 5.2; 5.0, 1 – 33; n = 183

2

6.1, +/- 4.3; 5.0, 1 – 22; n = 79

3

5.2, +/- 2.9; 5.0, 1 – 15; n = 38

4

7.1, +/- 8.5; 5.0, 1 – 55; n = 45

5

5.7, +/- 5.4; 4.0, 1 – 36; n = 65

p-value

NS

  1. § Adult pneumonia admissions <65 years to Vancouver General Hospital, January 1, 1990 to March 31, 2001