Table 2.
Patient Characteristics (N = 1,019)
| Characteristic | Mean ± SD or No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 49.5 ± 18.7 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 650 (63.8) |
| Female | 369 (36.2) |
| Nationality | |
| Saudi | 826 (81.1) |
| Arab non-Saudi | 87 (8.5) |
| Non-Arab | 106 (10.4) |
| Discharge type | |
| Alive | 901 (88.4) |
| In-hospital death | 52 (5.1) |
| DAMA | 66 (6.5) |
| Discharge year | |
| 2008 | 295 (29.0) |
| 2009 | 412 (40.4) |
| 2010 | 312 (30.6) |
| Number of diseases | |
| 1–2 | 248 (24.4) |
| 3–4 | 299 (29.3) |
| 5–10 | 369 (36.2) |
| >10 | 103 (10.1) |
Abbreviations: DAMA: discharged against medical advice; SD, standard deviation.