Table 1.
Patient characteristics according to patient admission/readmission stratification.
| Patient admission set of variables (18 variables) | Total (N = 2,726) | Admission (n = 354) | No admission (n = 2,372) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | ||||
| Female | 1747 (64.09) | 229 (13.11) | 1,518 (86.89) | 0.846 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 571 (20.95) | 71 (12.43) | 500 (87.57) | 0.253* |
| Divorced | 27 (0.99) | 6 (22.22) | 21 (77.78) | |
| Single | 1902 (69.77) | 256 (13.46) | 1,646 (86.54) | |
| Common law marriage | 209 (7.67) | 20 (9.57) | 189 (90.43) | |
| Widowed | 17 (0.62) | 1 (5.88) | 16 (94.12) | |
| Healthcare regime | ||||
| Contributive | 2,439 (89.47) | 303 (12.42) | 2,136 (87.58) | <0.001 |
| Premium plan | 189 (6.93) | 42 (22.22) | 147 (77.77) | |
| Subsidized | 98 (3.60) | 9 (9.18) | 89 (90.82) | |
| Type of user | ||||
| Policyholder | 1979 (72.60) | 281 (14.2) | 1,698 (85.8) | 0.014 |
| Dependent | 747 (27.40) | 73 (9.77) | 674 (90.23) | |
| Residence (region) | ||||
| Bogota | 1,024 (37.57) | 304 (29.69) | 720 (70.31) | <0.001 |
| Caribbean | 234 (8.58) | 4 (1.71) | 230 (98.29) | |
| Central | 645 (23.66) | 5 (0.78) | 640 (99.22) | |
| Eastern | 530 (19.44) | 36 (6.79) | 494 (93.21) | |
| Pacific | 266 (9.76) | 4 (1.5) | 262 (98.5) | |
| Other | 27 (0.99) | 1 (3.7) | 26 (96.3) | |
| Armed conflict victim | 75 (2.75) | 3 (4) | 72 (96) | 0.3 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||
| Low income | 62 (2.27) | 11 (17.74) | 51 (82.26) | 0.37 |
| Middle income | 2,637 (86.47) | 341 (12.93) | 2,296 (87.07) | |
| High income | 27 (0.99) | 2 (7.41) | 25 (92.59) | |
| Borderline personality disorder features | 113 (4.15) | 37 (32.74) | 76 (67.26) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension | 815 (29.9) | 78 (9.57) | 737 (90.43) | <0.001 |
| COPD | 115 (4.22) | 16 (13.91) | 99 (86.09) | 0.872 |
| Hepatitis | 5 (0.18) | 1 (20) | 4 (80) | 1 |
| Hypothyroidism | 618 (22.67) | 116 (18.77) | 502 (81.23) | <0.001 |
| Two or more medical comorbidities | 246 (9.02) | 36 (14.63) | 210 (85.37) | 0.48 |
| Median (Q1-Q3) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 52 (18–66) | 45.5 (18–58) | 53 (18–67) | <0.001 |
| No. outpatient follow-ups | 12 (0–25) | 3 (0–14) | 13 (0–26) | <0.001 |
| Psychiatric emergency visits | 0 (0–1) | 1.0 (0–2) | 0 (0–0) | <0.001 |
| Medical emergency visits | 0 (0–0) | 0.0 (0–1) | 0 (0–0) | 0.354 |
| No. hospitalizations due to medical conditions | 0 (0–0) | 0.0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.586 |
| Patient readmission set of variables (21 variables) | Total (N = 352) | Readmission (n = 165) | No readmission (n = 187) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | ||||
| Female | 228 (64.77) | 112 (49.12) | 116 (50.88) | 0.301 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 72 (20.45) | 25 (34.72) | 47 (65.28) | 0.113* |
| Divorced | 7 (1.99) | 4 (57.14) | 3 (42.86) | |
| Single | 254 (72.16) | 126 (49.61) | 128 (50.39) | |
| Common law marriage | 18 (5.11) | 10 (55.56) | 8 (44.44) | |
| Widowed | 1 (0.28) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |
| Healthcare regime | ||||
| Contributive | 304 (86.36) | 139 (45.72) | 165 (54.28) | 0.529 |
| Premium plan | 38 (10.80) | 21 (55.26) | 17 (44.74) | |
| Subsidized | 10 (2.84) | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | |
| Type of user | ||||
| Policyholder | 283 (80.4) | 136 (48.06) | 147 (51.94) | 0.444 |
| Dependent | 69 (19.6) | 29 (42.03) | 40 (57.97) | |
| Residence (region) | ||||
| Bogota | 306 (86.93) | 146 (47.71) | 160 (52.29) | 0.651* |
| Caribbean | 4 (1.14) | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | |
| Central | 4 (1.14) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | |
| Eastern | 34 (9.66) | 13 (38.24) | 21 (61.76) | |
| Pacific | 3 (0.85) | 1 (33.33) | 2 (66.67) | |
| Other | 1 (0.28) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |
| Armed conflict victim | 3 (0.85) | 2 (66.67) | 1 (33.33) | 0.602* |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||
| Low income | 11 (3.12) | 7 (63.64) | 4 (36.36) | 0.468* |
| Middle Income | 338 (96.02) | 156 (46.15) | 182 (53.85) | |
| High Income | 3 (0.85) | 2 (66.67) | 1 (33.33) | |
| Borderline personality disorder features | 36 (10.23) | 22 (61.11) | 14 (38.89) | 0.103 |
| Hypertension | 75 (21.3) | 27 (36) | 48 (64) | 0.046 |
| COPD | 14 (3.98) | 5 (35.71) | 9 (64.29) | 0.561 |
| Hepatitis | 1 (0.28) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 1* |
| Hypothyroidism | 119 (33.8) | 59 (49.58) | 60 (50.42) | 0.54 |
| Two or more medical comorbidities | 37 (10.51) | 15 (40.54) | 22 (59.46) | 0.521 |
| Place of origin (placeholder) | ||||
| Outpatient clinic | 6 (1.70) | 2 (33,33) | 4 (66,67) | 0.48* |
| Emergency department | 336 (95.45) | 160 (47,62) | 176 (52,38) | |
| Secondary transfer from other hospital | 10 (2.84) | 3 (30) | 7 (70) | |
| Admission associated with manic episode | 4 (1.14) | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | 0.706 |
| Cause of discharge | ||||
| Clinical improvement | 326 (92.6) | 152 (46,63) | 174 (53,37) | 0.91* |
| Voluntary discharge | 16 (4.55) | 9 (56,25) | 7 (43,75) | |
| Escape | 1 (0.28) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |
| Home hospital | 3 (0.85) | 1 (33,33) | 2 (66,67) | |
| Transfer to another facility | 6 (1.70) | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | |
| Median (Q1-Q3) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 48 (36–60) | 47 (36–57) | 49 (38–61) | 0.108 |
| No. outpatient follow-ups | 2 (0–7) | 1 (0–6) | 3 (0–8) | 0.021 |
| Psychiatric emergency visits | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0.078 |
| Medical emergency visits | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.326 |
| No. hospitalizations due to medical conditions | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.879 |
The p-value is calculated to address the statistical significance of the difference between the readmission and no readmission groups using the Chi-squared test (*Fisher’s exact test) or Mann–Whitney’s U test. COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Bold values are statistically significant.