Table 5 Distribution of Elixhauser comorbidity measures in HIV inpatients by gender and length of stay

Paralysis

708

1

76

13

24

11

12

<0.001

Blood loss and anemia

1,943

3

71

33

29

37

8

<0.001

Valvular heart disease

620

1

74

11

26

11

8

<0.001

Deficiency anemia

1,889

3

65

30

35

43

6

<0.001

Depression

1,597

3

77

27

23

22

6

<0.001

Weight loss

3,753

7

73

66

27

66

5

<0.001

Pulmonary circulation disorders

414

1

65

6

36

10

5

<0.001

Peptic ulcer disease excluding bleeding

205

0

45

2

55

8

5

<0.001

Hypothyroidism

148

0

37

1

64

6

5

<0.001

Other neurological disorders

3,329

6

78

60

22

46

4

<0.001

Metastatic cancer

537

1

81

10

19

7

4

<0.001

Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular diseases

490

1

68

9

32

11

4

<0.001

Diabetes, complicated

397

1

65

6

35

9

4

0.008

Peripheral vascular disorders

230

0

87

5

14

2

4

<0.001

Fluid and electrolyte disorders

5,189

9

85

93

15

46

3

<0.001

Solid tumor without metastasis

2,905

5

82

57

18

34

3

<0.001

Congestive heart failure

1,029

2

73

18

27

19

3

<0.001

Cardiac arrhythmias

877

2

71

15

29

17

3

<0.001

Psychoses

616

1

71

11

29

12

3

<0.001

Liver disease

13,905

24

80

264

21

188

2

<0.001

Alcohol abuse

4,578

8

73

91

27

92

2

<0.001

Coagulopathy

3,187

6

73

58

27

59

2

<0.001

Chronic pulmonary disease

2,458

4

66

39

34

55

2

<0.001

Lymphoma

1,471

3

55

21

45

48

2

<0.001

Hypertension, uncomplicated

2,191

4

67

35

33

47

1

0.001

Diabetes, uncomplicated

1,709

3

70

29

30

34

1

0.062

Hypertension, complicated

518

1

72

9

28

9

1

0.001

Renal failure

1,929

3

66

31

34

43

0

0.425

Drug abuse

16,978

30

81

329

19

211

0

0.037

Obesity

225

0

76

4

24

3

−1

0.047