Table 2. Comparison of the length of the hospital stay based on age group and the type of health care system.
| Length of hospital stay (days) | |||||
| Age group | U-test | ||||
| Health care system | <15 | 15–60 | >60 | All age groups | |
| Public | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 4 (5-2) | 3 (4-2) | 3 (4-2) | 0.065 | 3 (5-2) |
| Mean (± SD) | 5.3 (±5.6) | 4 (±3.7) | 4 (±2.6) | - | 4.4 (±4.3) |
| Private | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 3.5 (5-2.5) | 3 (5-2) | 4 (6-3) | 0.2055 | 3 (5-2) |
| Mean (± SD) | 3.6 (±1.3) | 3.8 (±2) | 4.9 (±4.6) | - | 4.1 (±3.2) |
| All cases 1 | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 4 (5-2) | 3 (5-2) | 4 (6-2) | 0.003 | 3 (5-2) |
| Mean (± SD) | 5 (±5.2) | 3.9 (±3) | 4.6 (±4) | - | 4.3 (±3.7) |
| Costs (US$) | |||||
| Public | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 193.4 (217.8-184) | 169.8 (192.2-169.8) | 188.7 (265.8-179.2) | <.0001 | 183.9(211.8-169.7) |
| Mean (± SD) | 714 (±1469.8) | 271.9 (±534.7) | 303.8 (±240) | - | 428.9(±954.9) |
| Private | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 385.7 (857.8-321.8) | 511 (924.1-259) | 551.6 (1081.8-329.7) | 0.6962 | 515.8(925.2-266) |
| Mean (± SD) | 606.9 (±449.4) | 984.5 (±2203.9) | 1130.4 (±2660.8) | - | 1003.5(±2274) |
| All cases 1 | |||||
| Median (IQR) | 201.1 (378.7-184.7) | 260.7 (605.8-169.8) | 382 (762.4-189.5) | 0.003 | 259.9(621.2-179.2) |
| Mean (± SD) | 697.9 (±1362.6) | 723.1 (±1813.1) | 817.3 (±2131.1) | - | 740.1(±1814) |
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Public and private.