Table 1 Patient Characteristics

No. of Hospitalizations

259

321

No. of Patients

181

216

Mean Age²

49.6 yrs (19 – 86 yrs)³

50.3 yrs (18 – 83 yrs)

<0.001⁴

Gender

65% male

55% male

OR = 0.00

0.0009⁵

Diagnoses

74 (29%)

102 (32%)

OR = 0.96

0.97

11 (4%)

19 (6%)

OR = 1.38

0.85

96 (37%)

111 (35%)

OR = 0.56

0.6

46 (18%)

40 (12%)

OR = 0.58

0.66

25 (10%)

39 (12%)

OR = 1.16

0.9

7 (3%)

10 (3%)

OR = 6.45

0.25

Therapy

14 (8%)

15 (5%)

OR = 0.98

0.96⁵

3 (2%)

23 (7%)

OR = 2.62

0.22⁵

39 (22%)

42 (13%)

OR = 0.63

0.03⁵

113 (62%)

136 (42%)

OR = 1.16

0.55⁵

11(6%)

19 (6%)

OR = 1.24

0.59⁵

1 (0.6%)

0

Mean Length of Stay²

20.9 days (19–23 days)

19.2 days (17.5–21.1 days)

0.21⁴

Mean Duration of therapy²

19.8 days (17.9–21.8 days)

16.5 days (15–18.1 days)

0.009⁴