Table 2.
Resource utilization, descriptive resultsa
| Public | Private | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis without anemia | Arthritis with anemia | Arthritis without anemia | Arthritis with anemia | |
| n = 161,121 | n = 1,941 | n = 139,783 | n = 803 | |
| Mean length of stay, days (SD) | 8.0 (9.9) | 11.9 (14.1) | 9.8 (7.8) | 10.7 (10.2) |
| Missing, n | 4,403 | 26 | 2,087 | 25 |
| Mean number of associated procedures (SD) | 2.6 (3.2) | 3.7 (4.9) | 4.3 (2.8) | 4.8 (3.7) |
| Mean total cost, € (SD) | 4,190 (5,940) | 5,870 (9,433) | 3,380 (2,038) | 2,700 (2,100) |
| Missing, n | 4,499 | 29 | 188 | 3 |
aDue to differences in the reference costs and financing systems of public and private hospitals in France, reference cost information was not equivalent in the two sectors and, therefore, was not directly comparable.