Variables | Total | Patients in MPHs (N: 877,012) | Patients in VPHs (N: 2,160,994) | p-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | ||||
Patient characteristics | |||||||
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
 | 20-34 | 771,461 | 308,009 | 35.1 | 463,452 | 21.5 |  |
35-49 | 706,019 | 260,116 | 29.7 | 445,903 | 20.6 | Â | |
50-64 | 584,997 | 148,509 | 16.9 | 436,488 | 20.2 | Â | |
65-74 | 585,253 | 97,911 | 11.2 | 487,342 | 22.6 | Â | |
75- | 390,276 | 62,467 | 7.1 | 327,809 | 15.2 | Â | |
Mean ± SD - yr | 52.3±7.1 | 45.4 | ±6.4 | 54.1 | ±8.7 | <.001 | |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
 | Male | 1,102,541 | 251,154 | 28.6 | 851,387 | 39.4 |  |
Female | 1,935,465 | 625,858 | 71.4 | 1,309,607 | 60.6 | Â | |
Principal diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 | |
 | Cataract surgery | 1,191,471 | 164,350 | 18.7 | 1,027,121 | 47.5 |  |
Tonsillectomy & adenoidectomy | 34,108 | 29,514 | 3.4 | 4,594 | 0.2 | Â | |
Appendectomy | 189,782 | 153,249 | 17.5 | 36,533 | 1.7 | Â | |
Herniotomy | 62,042 | 40,962 | 4.7 | 21,080 | 1.0 | Â | |
Hemorrhoidectomy | 793,650 | 81,239 | 9.3 | 712,411 | 33.0 | Â | |
Hysterectomy | 279,737 | 182,766 | 20.8 | 96,971 | 4.5 | Â | |
Cesarean delivery | 487,216 | 224,932 | 25.7 | 262,284 | 12.1 | Â | |
Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 | |
 | 0 | 1,029,110 | 401,308 | 45.7 | 627,802 | 29.1 |  |
1 | 476,180 | 168,393 | 19.2 | 307,787 | 14.2 | Â | |
2 | 377,376 | 99,015 | 11.3 | 278,361 | 12.9 | Â | |
3 | 484,961 | 89,543 | 10.2 | 395,418 | 18.3 | Â | |
≥4 | 670,379 | 118,753 | 13.5 | 551,626 | 25.5 |  | |
Hospital characteristics | |||||||
Hospital type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 | |
 | Tertiary hospital | 44 | 44 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |  |
General hospital | 294 | 198 | 13.8 | 96 | 4.4 | Â | |
Hospital | 582 | 346 | 24.2 | 236 | 10.8 | Â | |
Clinic | 2,706 | 844 | 58.9 | 1,862 | 84.9 | Â | |
Hospital ownership | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 | |
 | Public | 36 | 1 | 0.1 | 35 | 1.6 |  |
Corporation | 405 | 299 | 20.9 | 106 | 4.8 | Â | |
Private | 3,185 | 1,132 | 79.1 | 2,053 | 93.6 | Â | |
Teaching status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 | |
 | Teaching | 157 | 122 | 8.5 | 35 | 1.6 |  |
Non-teaching | 3,469 | 1,310 | 91.5 | 2,159 | 98.4 | Â | |
Location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
 | Urban | 3,216 | 1,237 | 86.4 | 1,979 | 90.2 |  |
Rural | 410 | 195 | 13.6 | 215 | 9.8 | Â | |
Number of bed - mean ± SD | 148±106 | 118 | ±86 | 30 | ±21 |  | |
Number of doctor - mean ± SD | 34±47 | 29 | ±46 | 5 | ±4 |  | |
Number of nurse - mean ± SD | 63±72 | 54 | ±82 | 9 | ±12 |  |