Table 1 Characteristics of acute-care hospitalizations for cardiometabolic diseases by obesity status of inpatients aged 45 and over, according to sex
| Â | (1) Both sexes (n=25,535) | (2) Female (n=11,900) | (3) Male (n=13,635) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β | 95% CI | p-value | β | 95% CI | p-value | β | 95% CI | p-value | |
Mean length of stay (days) | |||||||||
 Living with obesity | 6.5 | 6.1–7.0 | 0.25 | 7.1 | 6.3–7.9 | 0.41 | 6.1 | 5.6–6.7 | 0.38 |
 Not obese | 6.3 | 6.0–6.5 | 6.7 | 6.3–7.2 | 5.9 | 5.6–6.2 | |||
Mean resource impact of comorbidities (comorbidity index) | |||||||||
 Living with obesity | 9.1 | 7.7–10.5 | 0.83 | 9.7 | 7.8–11.6 | 0.63 | 8.7 | 6.7–10.7 | 0.54 |
 Not obese | 8.9 | 8.1–9.8 | 10.2 | 8.9–11.5 | 8.1 | 6.9–9.2 | |||
Predicted mean cost difference (%) | |||||||||
 Living with obesity | 97.0 | 92.8–101.5 | 0.19 | 101.8 | 94.4–109.8 | 0.64 | 93.7 * | 88.5–99.3 | 0.03 |
 Not obese | -- |  | -- |  | -- |  | |||