From: The impact of multiple chronic diseases on hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions
All hospitalizations | Non-ACSC hospitalizations | Hospitalizations for ACSC | p | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of hospitalizations | 1 975 542 | 1 886 302 | 89 240 | |
Average number of chronic conditions | 2.07 | 1.98 | 3.93 | 0.008 |
Number of chronic conditions (% of column) | ||||
At least 1 | 76.3 | 75.2 | 100.0 | |
At least 2 | 51.7 | 50.0 | 88.0 | |
At least 3 | 33.4 | 31.7 | 69.7 | |
At least 4 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 50.4 | |
Average number of body systems | 1.53 | 1.49 | 2.50 | 0.004 |
Number of additional body systems (% of column) | ||||
At least 1 | 76.3 | 75.2 | 100.0 | |
At least 2 | 44.9 | 43.3 | 78.4 | |
At least 3 | 21.0 | 19.9 | 43.7 | |
At least 4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 18.6 |