Table 2 Patients’ evolution and length of stay according to sociodemographic characteristics and chronic conditions
Variables | Evolution | p valuea | Mean length of stay (days) ±SD | p valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospi n (%) | Lost to follow-up n (%) | Death n (%) | ||||
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.003 | Â | 0.009 |
 Male | 52 (37.1) | 943 (51.9) | 365 (49.3) | 16.2 ± 15.8 | ||
 Female | 88 (62.9) | 875 (48.1) | 376 (50.7) | 14.3 ± 14.9 | ||
Age group (years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.432 | Â | 0.234 |
 <40 | 32 (22.9) | 341 (18.8) | 137 (18.5) | 15.8 ± 14.1 | ||
 41–65 | 82 (58.6) | 1122 (6.7) | 440 (59.4) | 14.8 ± 14.1 | ||
 >65 | 26 (18.6) | 355 (19.5) | 164 (22.1) | 15.9 ± 19.6 | ||
Area of origin | Â | Â | Â | 0.028 | Â | <0.001 |
 Urban | 23 (16.4) | 403 (22.2) | 159 (21.5) | 12.2 ± 12.3 | ||
 Peri-urban | 61 (43.6) | 918 (50.5) | 364 (49.1) | 16.2 ± 15.6 | ||
 Rural | 56 (40.0) | 497 (27.3) | 218 (29.4) | 15.9 ± 16.9 | ||
Chronic disease | Â | Â | Â | <0.001 | Â | 0.083 |
 CVD | 26 (18.7) | 719 (39.8) | 252 (34.2) | 14.3 ± 15.9 | ||
 Oncology | 40 (28.8) | 262 (14.5) | 111 (15.1) | 16.0 ± 14.4 | ||
 AIDS | 33 (23.7) | 258 (14.3) | 180 (24.4) | 15.4 ± 17.2 | ||
 Comorbidity | 40 (28.8) | 567 (31.4) | 194 (26.3) | 15.8 ± 14.0 | ||