Table 2.
Comparison of patients admitted through different modes of admission.
| Variables | Outpatient (n = 111) | Emergency (n = 40) | Transferred (n = 61) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age, years | 1.33 (0.38,7.50) | 0.46 (0.31,3.25) | 0.83 (0.33,5.00) |
| Sex | |||
| Girl | 41 (36.94%) | 13 (32.50%) | 20 (32.79%) |
| Boy | 70 (63.06%) | 27 (67.50%) | 41 (67.21%) |
| Modified ROSS classification | |||
| I–II | 68 (61.26%) | 10 (25.00%)* | 8 (13.11%)* |
| III–IV | 43 (38.74%) | 30 (75.00%)* | 53 (86.89%)* |
| Diagnostic-related | |||
| Initial Diagnosis | 67 (60.36%) | 31 (77.50%)* | 52 (85.25%)* |
| Type of CM | |||
| HCM | 90 (81.08%) | 34 (85.00%) | 45 (73.77%) |
| RCM | 16 (14.41%) | 6 (15.00%) | 14 (22.95%) |
| RP-HCM | 5 (4.50%) | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (3.28%) |
| Primary combined disease | |||
| Infection | 76 (68.47%) | 35 (87.50%)* | 49 (80.33%)* |
| Heart failure | 53 (47.75%) | 20 (50.00%) | 36 (59.02%) |
| Arrhythmia | 26 (23.42%) | 4 (10.00%) | 13 (21.31%) |
| Outcomes | |||
| Length of hospital stay, days | 12.74 ± 12.79 | 10.40 ± 12.44 | 12.02 ± 9.08 |
| Hospitalization outcome | |||
| Survival | 105 (94.59%) | 38 (95.00%) | 58 (95.08%) |
| Death | 6 (5.41%) | 2 (5.00%) | 3 (4.92%) |
| Duration of follow-up, years | 5.00 (2.52,7.41) | 3.39 (0.74,5.03) | 4.05 (0.50,8.83) |
| Age at the end of follow-up, years | 8.43 (5.67,12.33) | 5.32 (2.66,9.70) | 8.26 (2.52,13.70) |
| Follow-up outcomes | |||
| Death | 14 (12.61%) | 11 (27.50%)* | 18 (29.51%)* |
| Survival | 92 (82.88) | 29 (72.50)* | 37 (60.66)* |
| Lost | 5 (4.50%) | NA | 6 (9.84%)* |
Transferred, transferred from other medical institutions group; HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; RCM, restrictive cardiomyopathy; RP-HCM, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with restrictive phenotype.
*
Comparison with outpatient group, P < 0.05.