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Table 3 Comparison between multiple admissions for ACSC, with and without diabetes, regarding the length of stay and estimated unit cost per admission

From: The impact of diabetes on multiple avoidable admissions: a cross-sectional study

Multiple admissions for ACSC

Diabetes

Non-diabetes

Average length of stay (days)a

Mean

11.10

10.00

Median

8.0

8.0

Standard deviation

12.42

9.30

Range

0–700

0–266

Estimated unit cost per admission (€)a

Mean

2543

2261

Median

1938

1938

Standard deviation

2797

2135

Range

423–133,504

537–133,504

  1. aApplied Mann-Whitney test. Difference between groups statistically significant (p < 0.001)