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. 2019 Jun;9(3):250–261. doi: 10.21037/cdt.2019.04.06

Table 2. Occurrence and association of non-cardiovascular comorbid conditions with hospital length of stay.

Variables No. of patients Median LOS (IQR) IRR (95% CI) P value
Individual NCCsa
   Chronic pulmonary disease 148 5.44 (2.96–8.83) 1.13 (1.02–1.25) 0.027
   Diabetes 444 4.96 (2.46–9.83) 1.04 (0.96–1.12) 0.266
   Anaemia 93 5.04 (3.12–9.70) 1.09 (0.96–1.25) 0.176
   Dementia 44 3.98 (1.56–9.56) 1.08 (0.90–1.30) 0.421
   Cancer 69 5.46 (2.71–10.04) 1.07 (0.92–1.24) 0.408
   Renal disease 347 5.92 (3.17–10.75) 1.10 (1.01–1.19) 0.023
NCC dyadb
   Diabetes and renal disease cluster
      No diabetes + no renal disease 889 4.00 (2.04–8.46) 1.0
      Diabetes + no renal disease 252 4.08 (1.94–8.25) 1.00 (0.92–1.09) 0.989
      No diabetes + renal disease 155 5.45 (3.17–10.63) 1.05 (0.94–1.17) 0.375
      Diabetes + renal disease 192 5.98 (3.15–10.81) 1.19 (1.07–1.31) 0.001
   Anaemia and diabetes cluster
      No diabetes + no anaemia 992 4.08 (2.13–8.79) 1.0
      Diabetes + no anaemia 403 4.95 (2.29–9.46) 1.05 (0.97–1.13) 0.231
      No diabetes + anaemia 52 4.96 (2.90–8.44) 1.14 (0.96–1.35) 0.137
      Diabetes + anaemia 41 5.08 (3.29–11.79) 1.11 (0.91–1.34) 0.300
   Renal disease and anaemia cluster
      No anaemia + no renal disease 1,088 4.00 (1.96–8.46) 1.0
      Renal disease + no anaemia 307 5.92 (3.17–10.75) 1.11 (1.02–1.21) 0.010
      No renal disease + anaemia 53 5.04 (3.13–8.46) 1.14 (0.97–1.35) 0.106
      Renal disease + anaemia 40 4.96 (3.15–11.15) 1.15 (0.95–1.39) 0.152
   CPD and diabetes cluster
      No CPD + no diabetes 931 4.08 (2.08–8.79) 1.0
      CPD + no diabetes 113 5.38 (3.04–8.71) 1.15 (1.02–1.29) 0.025
      No CPD + diabetes 409 4.96 (2.38–9.83) 1.04 (0.97–1.13) 0.271
      CPD + diabetes 35 5.46 (2.88–9.71) 1.12 (0.91–1.38) 0.272
   Renal disease and CPD cluster
      No CPD + no renal disease 1,036 3.98 (1.96–8.29) 1.0
      CPD + no renal disease 105 5.00 (2.67–8.67) 1.10 (0.97–1.25) 0.128
      No CPD + renal disease 304 5.89 (1.79–10.75) 1.09 (1.01–1.19) 0.041
      CPD + renal disease 43 5.92 (3.50–10.75) 1.34 (1.11–1.61) 0.002
Total number of NCCs
   0 703 3.83 (1.96–8.04) 1.0
   1 474 4.40 (2.38–8.92) 1.07 (0.99–1.15) 0.085
   ≥2 311 5.83 (3.04–10.5) 1.22 (1.11–1.33) <0.001

, from a possible 13; a, only non-cardiovascular comorbid conditions with prevalence >2% are presented; b, only the top 5 most prevalent non-cardiovascular comorbid dyads are presented. IQR, interquartile range; IRR, incidence rate ratio; CPD, chronic pulmonary disease; NCC, non-cardiovascular comorbidity.