Table 3 Comparison of average of hospitalisation rates by periods and correlation between hospitalisation rates and socioeconomic variables, Portugal
Conditions | Periods | Average rate (Standard deviation) | (Minimum, Maximum) | Periods compared | Wilcoxon test (p-value) | Variation | Spearman’s correlation E.C.E.R. | Spearman’s correlation A.M.E. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pneumonia | Pre-crisis | 463.96 (186.78) | (142.99; 1232.63) | Pre-crisis / Crisis | Z = −7.590, p < 0.001 | Increase * | rho = −0.063 p = 0.298** | rho = − 0.021 p = 0.730** |
Crisis | 526.47 (233.01) | (183.17; 1642.86) | Crisis / Post-crisis | Z = −5.061, p < 0.001 | rho = − 0.005 p = 0.940** | rho = 0.137 p = 0.022** | ||
Post-crisis | 564.20 (244.00) | (169.41; 2024.63) | Pre-crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 8.692, p < 0.001 | rho = − 0.034 p = 0.569** | rho = 0.045 p = 0.454** | ||
COPD | Pre-crisis | 130.72 (62.81) | (25.57; 394.33) | Pre-crisis / Crisis | Z = − 1.382, p = 0.167 | No difference ** | rho = 0.074 p = 0.222** | rho = 0.067 p = 0.264** |
Crisis | 136.09 (77.28) | (9.69; 472.42) | Crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 1.186, p = 0.236 | rho = 0.049 p = 0.413** | rho = 0.130 p = 0.031** | ||
Post-crisis | 135.15 (90.28) | (17.72; 661.67) | Pre-crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 0.102, p = 0.919 | rho = − 0.006 p = 0.918** | rho = 0.117 p = 0.051** | ||
HD | Pre-crisis | 23.34 (19.70) | (0.00; 151.82) | Pre-crisis / Crisis | Z = − 4.766, p < 0.001 | Increase ** | rho = − 0.062 p = 0.308** | rho = 0.046 p = 0.452** |
Crisis | 27.56 (23.40) | (0.00; 237.32) | Crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 1.689, p = 0.091 | rho = 0.055 p = 0.359** | rho = − 0.060 p = 0.292** | ||
Post-crisis | 30.31 (28.84) | (0.00; 254.67) | Pre-crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 4.426, p < 0.001 | rho = 0.037 p = 0.537** | rho = 0.029 p = 0.635** | ||
HF | Pre-crisis | 253.21 (105.95) | (92.43; 844.69) | Pre-crisis / Crisis | Z = − 6.744, p < 0.001 | Increase * | rho = 0.043 p = 0.480** | rho = 0.103 p = 0.087** |
Crisis | 282.66 (103.89) | (105.62; 758.37) | Crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 8.188, p < 0.001 | rho = 0.106 p = 0.077** | rho = 0.057 p = 0.345** | ||
Post-crisis | 324.92 (128.17) | (143.16; 875.69) | Pre-crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 9.904, p < 0.001 | rho = 0.017 p = 0.772** | rho = 0.196 p < 0.001* | ||
UTI | Pre-crisis | 142.53 (72.76) | (16.39; 496.12) | Pre-crisis / Crisis | Z = − 12.613, p < 0.001 | Increase * | rho = − 0.084 p = 0.160** | rho = 0.069 p = 0.248** |
Crisis | 211.83 (117.20) | (44.64; 774.22) | Crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 8.160, p < 0.001 | rho = − 0.037 p = 0.541** | rho = − 0.031 p = 0.602** | ||
Post-crisis | 253.77 (154.71) | (36.42; 1299.14) | Pre-crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 13.248, p < 0.001 | rho = 0.040 p = 0.510** | rho = 0.049 p = 0.417** | ||
Diabetes | Pre-crisis | 161.97 (77.79) | (51.38; 761.88) | Pre-crisis / Crisis | Z = − 7.527, p < 0.001 | Decrease * | rho = − 0.042 p = 0.484** | rho = 0.067 p = 0.267** |
Crisis | 138.66 (64.94) | (54.55; 449.33) | Crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 9.331, p < 0.001 | rho = − 0.028 p = 0.640** | rho = 0.002 p = 0.969** | ||
Post-crisis | 112.27 (55.03) | (22.82; 333.63) | Pre-crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 11.162, p < 0.001 | rho = 0.016 p = 0.795** | rho = 0.024 p = 0.694** | ||
Total ACSC | Pre-crisis | 1175.73 (399.98) | (436.28; 2956.83) | Pre-crisis / Crisis | Z = − 10.005, p < 0.001 | Increase * | rho = − 0.052 p = 0.384** | rho = 0.089 p = 0.138** |
Crisis | 1323.28 (454.36) | (559.88; 3322.35) | Crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 6.532, p < 0.001 | rho = 0.024 p = 0.694** | rho = 0.084 p = 0.162** | ||
Post-crisis | 1420.62 (501.97) | (565.35; 4184.24) | Pre-crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 10.645, p < 0.001 | rho = 0.010 p = 0.868** | rho = 0.131 p = 0.029** | ||
Total hospitalisations | Pre-crisis | 10,299.57 (1761.93) | (5076.64; 16,935.37) | Pre-crisis / Crisis | Z = − 4.126, p < 0.001 | Increase * | rho = − 0.006 p = 0.914** | rho = − 0.005 p = 0.931** |
Crisis | 10,624.96 (1721.43) | (7111.26; 17,345.58) | Crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 6.421, p < 0.001 | rho = − 0.027 p = 0.652** | rho = − 0.042 p = 0.490** | ||
Post-crisis | 11,056.07 (1945.00) | (6897.69; 19,993.25) | Pre-crisis / Post-crisis | Z = − 6.064, p < 0.001 | rho = − 0.032 p = 0.596** | rho = − 0.002 p = 0.968** |