Table 1 Descriptive characteristics comparison of the study’s population and sub-groups
From: The impact of multiple chronic diseases on hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions
All hospitalizations | Non-ACSC Hospitalizations | Hospitalizations for ACSC | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total cases | 1 975 542 | 1 886 302 | 89 240 | ||||
Gender | <0.001 | ||||||
Male | 958 003 | (48.5 %) | 906 014 | (48 %) | 51 989 | (58.3 %) | |
Age group | <0.001 | ||||||
36 to 40 years | 210 685 | (10.7 %) | 207 653 | (11 %) | 3 032 | (3.4 %) | |
41 to 45 years | 184 038 | (9.3 %) | 180 100 | (9.5 %) | 3 938 | (4.4 %) | |
46 to 50 years | 205 990 | (10.4 %) | 200 420 | (10.6 %) | 5 570 | (6.2 %) | |
51 to 55 years | 227 045 | (11.5 %) | 219 142 | (11.6 %) | 7 903 | (8.9 %) | |
56 to 60 years | 250 149 | (12.7 %) | 239 814 | (12.7 %) | 10 335 | (11.6 %) | |
61 to 65 years | 271 717 | (13.8 %) | 258 122 | (13.7 %) | 13 595 | (15.2 %) | |
66 to 70 years | 290 768 | (14.7 %) | 272 663 | (14.5 %) | 18 105 | (20.3 %) | |
71 to 75 years | 335 150 | (17 %) | 308 388 | (16.3 %) | 26 762 | (30 %) | |
Admission type | <0.001 | ||||||
Elective | 892 426 | (45.2 %) | 881 037 | (46.7 %) | 11 389 | (12.8 %) | |
Emergency | 1 001 108 | (50.7 %) | 923 298 | (48.9 %) | 77 810 | (87.2 %) | |
Others | 82 008 | (4.2 %) | 81 967 | (4.3 %) | 41 | (0 %) | |
Average length of stay (days) | 6.55 | 6.50 | 7.71 | 0.021 | |||
Type of DRG | <0.001 | ||||||
Surgical | 989 623 | (50.1 %) | 987 514 | (52.4 %) | 2 109 | (2.4 %) | |
Medical | 985 073 | (49.9 %) | 897 943 | (47.6 %) | 87 130 | (97.6 %) | |
Other | 846 | (0 %) | 845 | (0 %) | 1 | (0 %) | |
Average of DRG weight | 0.9853 | 0.9853 | 0.9858 | 0.003 | |||
Discharge status | <0.001 | ||||||
Home | 1 887 677 | (95.6 %) | 1 802 660 | (95.6 %) | 85 017 | (95.3 %) | |
Another hospital | 61 246 | (3.1 %) | 58 141 | (3.1 %) | 3 105 | (3.5 %) | |
Others | 26 619 | (1.3 %) | 25 501 | (1.4 %) | 1 118 | (1.3 %) | |