Table 1.
Factors associated with ADRs
| At admission | During hospitalization | |||||
| No ADR | ADR | p-value | No ADR | ADR | p-value | |
| All hospitals | ||||||
| Mean Age in years (95% CI) | 33.4(28.9 – 37.8) | 36.4(35.1 – 37.6) | 0.332 | 35.0(33.3 – 36.6) | 37.5(35.6 – 39.3) | 0.047 |
| Mean # of drugs at admission (95% CI) |
2.0(1.6 – 2.4) | 0.9(0.8 – 1.0) | <0.001 | 1.0(0.9 – 1.1) | 0.9(0.8 – 1.0) | 0.160 |
| Mean # of drugs during hospitalization (95% CI) |
3.3(3.2 – 3.5) | 3.4(3.3 – 3.6) | 0.288 | |||
| Mean #of days of hospital stay (95% CI) |
5.6(4.0 – 7.2) | 4.0(3.8 – 4.2) | <0.001 | 4.2(3.9 – 4.5) | 3.9(3.6 – 4.1) | 0.129 |
| Regional hospital | ||||||
| Mean Age in years (95% CI) | 34.8(29.6 – 40.0) | 37.6(35.8 – 39.4) | 0.502 | 36.4(34.1 – 38.7) | 38.7(36.0 – 41.4) | 0.206 |
| Mean # of drugs at admission (95% CI) |
2.2(1.6 – 2.7) | 0.9(0.8 – 1.0) | <0.001 | 0.9(0.8 – 1.1) | 0.9(0.8 – 1.1) | 0.956 |
| Mean # of drugs during hospitalization (95% CI) |
3.7(3.6 – 3.9) | 3.9(3.6 – 4.1) | 0.449 | |||
| Mean # of days of hospital stay (95% CI) |
6.7(4.1 – 9.3) | 4.5(4.2 – 4.8) | 0.005 | 4.9(4.4 – 5.3) | 4.3(3.9 – 4.8) | 0.102 |
| District hospital | ||||||
| Mean Age in years (95% CI) | 31.5(23.1 – 39.9) | 35.1(33.3 – 36.9) | 0.433 | 33.3(31.0 – 35.6) | 36.4(33.8 – 38.9) | 0.077 |
| Mean # of drugs at admission (95% CI) |
1.8(1.2 – 2.3) | 0.9(0.8 – 1.0) | <0.001 | 1.1(0.9 – 1.2) | 0.9(0.7 – 1.0) | 0.027 |
| Mean # of drugs during hospitalization (95% CI) |
2.8(2.6 – 3.0) | 3.0(2.9 – 3.2) | 0.062 | |||
| Mean # of days of hospital stay (95% CI) |
4.2(2.9 – 5.5) | 3.4(3.3 – 3.6) | 0.079 | 3.4(3.2 – 3.6) | 3.5(3.3 – 3.8) | 0.456 |