Table 4 Comparisons of related factors upon discharge between cases and controls

Discharge planning services, yes (%)

120

(40.0)

96

(32.0)

0.032

Medical department of discharge

0.796

 Internal medicine

180

(60.0)

172

(57.3)

 Surgical department

63

(21.0)

69

(23.0)

 Obstetrics and gynecology

13

(4.3)

12

(4.0)

 Others

44

(14.6)

47

(15.7)

Physician’s experience (years), mean (SD)

8.55

(7.34)

8.46

(7.45)

0.886

Destination of discharge

-

 Home and outpatient follow-up

292

(97.3)

290

(96.7)

 Admitted to another hospital

5

(1.7)

6

(2.0)

 Nursing facilities

1

(0.3)

1

(0.3)

 Postacute care

1

(0.3)

0

(0)

 Others

1

(0.3)

3

(1.0)

 Systolic BP (mmHg)

127.34

(19.70)

130.10

(19.42)

0.068

 Systolic BP ≥ 100 mmHg (%)

282

(94.0)

293

(97.7)

0.025

 Diastolic BP (mmHg), mean (SD)

73.24

(13.44)

74.96

(14.18)

0.102

 Pulse rate (/min), mean (SD)

83.26

(14.18)

80.39

(12.92)

0.008

 Temperature (°C), mean (SD)

36.5

(0.49)

36.44

(0.45)

0.087

 Temperature ≥ 37.5°C, yes (%)

7

(2.3)

4

(1.3)

0.361

 Respiratory rate (/min), mean (SD)

18.41

(2.29)

18.08

(1.79)

0.030

 Number of categories, mean (SD)

6.99

(4.36)

5.60

(3.99)

<0.001

 Number of total tablets, mean (SD)

77.14

(56.00)

63.26

(60.52)

0.002

 Number of daily tablets, mean (SD)

11.27

(7.64)

9.27

(6.83)

<0.001

Length of stay (days), mean (SD)

11.24

13.13

9.14

10.17

0.005

 With pressure injury (injuries), yes (%)

70

(23.3)

44

(14.7)

0.004

 With a nasogastric tube, yes (%)

43

(14.3)

34

(11.3)

0.272

 With a Foley catheter, yes (%)

26

(8.7)

19

(6.3)

0.278

 With a trachea tube, yes (%)

6

(2.0)

4

(1.3)

0.524

 With other catheter (s), yes (%)

121

(40.3)

104

(34.7)

0.152

 Number of catheters, mean (SD)

0.80

(0.06)

0.64

(0.05)

0.034