Table 3.

Length of stay in days and hospital costs per patient for RTHA hospitalizations in Spain (2001-2008)

			Year
			2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	p-value
Length of stay in days	Men	Mean	18.90	19.74	19.56	18.67	19.38	18.19	17.28	17.17	< 0.001
		Median	15.00	14.00	14.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	12.00	12.00
		IQR	12.00	12.00	13.00	13.00	13.00	11.00	10.00	11.00
	Women	Mean	21.81	20.80	20.57	19.99	20.68	20.16	19.81	20.53	0.015
		Median	16.00	15.00	15.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	13.00	14.00
		IQR	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	15.00	14.00	13.00	14.00
	Both	Mean	20.64	20.37	20.17	19.45	20.14	19.35	18.74	19.07	< 0.001
		Median	15.00	15.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	14.00	13.00	13.00
		IQR	12.00	14.00	14.00	13.00	14.00	13.00	13.00	14.00
Costs per patient (Euros)	Men	Mean	8, 565.91	9, 857.04	11, 038.01	11, 645.21	11, 663.85	15, 221.23	14, 944.87	15, 011.78	< 0.001
		Median	6, 597.13	7, 256.20	7, 887.54	8, 228.87	7, 800.66	10, 779.02	11, 161.12	9, 986.17
		IQR	4, 837.90	6, 344.27	7, 109.21	7, 641.10	, 688.20	9, 880.77	8, 370.84	9, 986.17
	Women	Mean	9, 923.12	10, 291.09	11, 508.02	12, 584.07	12, 334.93	16, 812.99	17, 186.13	18, 029.63	< 0.001
		Median	7, 036.94	7, 320.32	8, 450.94	8, 319.59	8, 400.71	12, 575.53	12, 091.21	11, 650.53
		IQR	6, 299.19	7, 320.32	7, 601.91	8, 590.88	9, 000.76	11, 095.98	11, 226.38	12, 482.71
	Both	Mean	9, 375.56	10, 116.96	11, 318.55	12, 200.62	12, 051.34	16, 153.89	16, 232.99	16, 715.40	< 0.001
		Median	6, 914.72	7, 320.32	7, 988.47	8, 228.87	8, 400.71	11, 677.27	11, 206.75	11, 030.62
		IQR	5, 717.52	6, 832.29	7, 409.53	8, 228.87	8, 400.71	9, 880.77	10, 379.35	11, 646.23

P value for time trend estimated using logistic and lineal regression models.

IQR Inter quartile range