Table 2.
Characteristics of cardiovascular inpatients by two age groups
|
≥ 65 years |
30 to < 65 years |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
(n = 308,952) |
(n = 317,998) |
(n = 626,950) |
|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| Year |
|
|
|
| 2006 |
53,960 (17.5) |
50,114 (15.8) |
104,074 (16.6) |
| 2007 |
57,873 (18.7) |
55,898 (17.6) |
113,771 (18.2) |
| 2008 |
58,909 (19.1) |
60,511 (19.0) |
119,420 (19.1) |
| 2009 |
66,031 (21.4) |
71,523 (22.5) |
137,554 (21.9) |
| 2010 |
72,179 (23.4) |
79,952 (25.1) |
152,131 (24.3) |
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Male |
172,130 (55.7) |
215,099 (67.6) |
387,229 (61.8) |
| Female |
136,822 (44.3) |
102,899 (32.4) |
239,721 (38.2) |
| No. of surgery (%) |
171,027 (55.4) |
224,539 (70.6) |
395,566 (63.1) |
| No. of in-hospital death (%) |
12,409 (4.0) |
3,856 (1.2) |
16,265 (2.6) |
| Median length of stay (days)* |
13 (8, 20) |
10 (6, 16) |
12 (7,18) |
| Median no. of diagnoses* |
5 (3, 6) |
3 (1, 5) |
4 (2, 6) |
| Median cost per stay (USD)* | 2,436 (1,419, 6,277) | 2,583 (1,266, 8,221) | 2,516 (1,339, 7,358) |
*Numbers in brackets are the 25th and 75th percentile.