Table 1.
Characteristics of the all primary inflammatory bowel disease hospitalizations, stratified by weekend admission status
| Parameter | Weekend Hospitalization (n = 5,623) % | Weekday hospitalization (n = 65,241) % | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 0.11 | ||
| 18 – 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| 36 – 50 | 29 | 29 | |
| 51 – 65 | 19 | 20 | |
| 66 and older | 17 | 16 | |
| Female | 55 | 56 | 0.39 |
| Charlson score | 0.12 | ||
| 0 | 74 | 74 | |
| 1 | 17 | 17 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3 or more | 4 | 3 | |
| IBD type | |||
| Ulcerative colitis | 38 | 39 | 0.11 |
| Crohn’s disease | 62 | 61 | |
| Anemia | 27 | 28 | 0.56 |
| Malnutrition | 5.0 | 5.9 | 0.02 |
| Blood transfusion | 9.1 | 10.6 | 0.01 |
| Parenteral nutrition | 3.7 | 5.5 | < 0.001 |
| Clostridium difficile infection | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.11 |
| Smoking | 20.8 | 20.1 | 0.44 |
| Any bowel surgery (non-elective) | 7.3 | 9.3 | 0.001 |
| Urgent bowel surgery (within 2 days) | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.68 |
| Died | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.17 |
IBD – Inflammatory bowel disease