Table 3.
Table 3a. Asthma-related hosiptal stay in the galician region of spain, univariate analysis.
| Mean Hospital Stay* (SD) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 8.6 (8.8) | 0.0001 |
| Female | 9.4 (8.7) | ||
| Age (years) | 15-39 | 5.7 (5.5) | 0.0001 |
| 40-59 | 8.4 (10.5) | ||
| ≥ 60 | 10.4 (8.6) | ||
| Weekday | Monday-Thursday | 9.1 (8.9) | NS |
| Friday-Sunday | 9.3 (8.4) | ||
| Total | 9.2 (8.7) | ||
| Table 3b. Adjusted odds ratio of hospital stay over the mean, by sex, age group and weekday of admission | |||
| Odds Ratio | CI 95% | ||
| Sex | Male | 1 | |
| Female | 1.05 | 0.99-1.12 | |
| Age | 15-39 | 1 | |
| 40-59 | 2.93 | 2.62-3.29 | |
| ≥ 60 | 5.59 | 5.07-6.17 | |
| Weekday | Monday-Thursday | 1 | |
| Friday-Sunday | 1.33 | 1.25-1.40 | |
Comparison by sex, age group and weekday of admission
*Hospital stay in days.
Definition of abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; NS, not significant.
Definition of abbreviation: Cl, Confidence interval.