Table 3.
Distribution of characteristics of readmitted patients (n=6764)
| Variable | All n (%) | Choice for hospital readmission | P values | |
| TT group n (%) | TC group n (%) | |||
| All | 6764 | 4225 (62.5) | 2539 (37.5) | |
| Gender | <0.001* | |||
| Male | 3006 (44.4) | 1769 (41.9) | 1237 (48.7) | |
| Female | 3758 (55.6) | 2456 (58.1) | 1302 (51.3) | |
| Age, years | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 48.18 (0.27) | 46.94 (0.35) | 50.25 (0.43) | <0.001† |
| Less than 20 | 950 (22.0) | 629 (22.9) | 321 (20.5) | <0.001* |
| 20–39 | 1215 (28.2) | 877 (31.9) | 338 (21.6) | |
| 40–59 | 2045 (47.4) | 1192 (43.4) | 853 (54.4) | |
| More than 59 | 103 (2.4) | 48 (1.7) | 55 (3.5) | |
| Distance to CH (km) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 36.29 (0.27) | 35.99 (0.34) | 36.78 (0.42) | 0.15† |
| Time to CH (min) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 60.51 (0.45) | 59.73 (0.57) | 61.79 (0.72) | 0.03† |
| Capacity of TH | 0.53* | |||
| First level (Strong) | 3076 (45.5) | 1918 (45.4) | 1158 (45.6) | |
| Second level (Better) | 1315 (19.4) | 802(19) | 513 (20.2) | |
| Third level (General) | 935 (13.8) | 591(14) | 344 (13.5) | |
| Fourth level (Weak) | 1438 (21.3) | 914 (21.6) | 524 (20.6) | |
| First LOS (day) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 8.38 (0.12) | 9.23 (0.16) | 6.96 (0.16) | <0.001† |
| First expense (RMB) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 816.21 (7.94) | 831.35 (9.95) | 791.01 (13.14) | 0.01† |
| Second LOS (day) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 10.24 (0.13) | 10.03 (0.16) | 10.58 (0.22) | 0.04† |
| Second expense (RMB) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 2215.49 (45.46) | 862.99 (12.77) | 4466.09 (104.99) | <0.001† |
| Interval between admissions (day) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 11.6 (0.12) | 14.95 (0.14) | 6.03 (0.17) | <0.001† |
| ~3 | 2133 (31.5) | 582 (13.8) | 1551 (61.1) | <0.001* |
| 3–7 | 761 (11.3) | 517 (12.2) | 244 (9.6) | |
| 7–15 | 1328 (19.6) | 987 (23.4) | 341 (13.4) | |
| 16–31 | 2542 (37.6) | 2139 (50.6) | 403 (15.9) | |
| Disease category | <0.001* | |||
| Cancer | 178 (2.6) | 109 (2.6) | 69 (2.7) | |
| ENT disease | 338 (5.0) | 243 (5.8) | 95 (3.7) | |
| Respiratory disease | 2673 (39.5) | 1715 (40.6) | 958 (37.7) | |
| Circulatory disease | 450 (6.7) | 224 (5.3) | 226 (8.9) | |
| Digestive disease | 984 (14.5) | 469 (11.1) | 515 (20.3) | |
| Urinary disease | 269 (4.0) | 89 (2.1) | 180 (7.1) | |
| Haematological disorders | 19 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 17 (0.7) | |
| Bones and muscles | 425 (6.3) | 218 (5.2) | 207 (8.2) | |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 1213 (17.9) | 1037 (24.5) | 176 (6.9) | |
*Pearson’s χ2 test.
†Analysis of variance.
CH, county hospital; ENT, ears, nose and throat; LOS, length of stay; TC, township–county; TH, township hospital; TT, township–township.