Table 1. Characteristics of patients in home hospitalisation (cases) versus patients in traditional hospitalisation (control).
| Home hospitalisation (cases) (n=1311) | Hospitalisation (controls) (n=992) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 53% | 54% |
| Female | 47% | 46% |
| Diagnosis | ||
| Cellulitis | 43% | 40% |
| UTI | 31% | 30% |
| Pneumonia | 26% | 30% |
| Age groups | ||
| Under 40 | 7% | 6% |
| 41–60 | 17% | 16% |
| 60–80 | 37% | 38% |
| Over 81 | 39% | 40% |
UTIurinary tract infection