Table 1. Patient characteristics overall and by year of hospitalization at Mulago Hospital.
| Characteristic | Overall (N = 50,624) |
2011 (N = 11,637) |
2012 (N = 13,761) |
2013 (N = 13,028) |
2014 (N = 12,200) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median(range) | 38(13–122) | 38(13–122) | 37(13–122) | 38(13–110) | 40(133–120) | 0.001 |
| Age group, n (%) | ||||||
| 13–24 | 9,135(18.0) | 2,126(18.3) | 2,567(18.7) | 2,393(18.4) | 2,049(16.8) | 0.001 |
| 25–54 | 28,866(57.0) | 6,619(56.9) | 8,055(58.5) | 7,322(56.2) | 6.870(56.3) | |
| 55–74 | 8,574(16.9) | 2,037(17.5) | 2,141(15.6) | 2,230(17.1) | 2,166(17.8) | |
| >74 | 3,716(7.3) | 771(6.6) | 925(6.7) | 985(7.6) | 1,035(8.5) | |
| Female, n (%) | 26,175(51.7) | 6008(51.7) | 7,134(51.9) | 6,709(51.5) | 6,324(51.9) | 0.9 |
| Urban residence* | 36,469(72.0%) | 7,978(68.6) | 10,100(73.4) | 9,497(72.9) | 8,894(72.9) | 0.001 |
*Urban–included Kampala City and its suburbs (Wakiso and Mukono districts)