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. 2019 Nov 21;19:864. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4688-7

Table 2.

Comparison of study measures between hospitals

Hospital 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 total p-value
Age 59.95 (4.06) 63.04 (5.64) 57.80 (4.67) 62.50 (4.02) 57.15 (5.55) 53.22 (5.34) 62.05 (3.80) 59.07 (5.89) 0.002
CCI 2.37 (0.68) 1.27 (0.79) 0.95 (0.47) 1.78 (1.06) 0.68 (0.52) 2.01 (1.27) 1.34 (0.86) 1.51 (1.00) 0.006
NHPPD 3.65 (0.57) 2.02 (0.29) 2.75 (0.58) 2.56 (0.14) 2.23 (0.35) 2.33 (0.27) 2.40 (0.22) 2.48 (0.59) < 0.001
Prop. bachelor nurse hours 0.65 (0.05) 0.58 (0.12) 0.52 (0.15) 0.59 (0.10) 0.48 (0.16) 0.72 (0.12) 0.56 (0.09) 0.59 (0.14) 0.001
Nurse assistant HPPD 0.15 (0.16) 0.58 (0.17) 0.10 (0.14) 0.22 (0.19) 0.38 (0.11) 0.34 (0.16) 0.22 (0.09) 0.31 (0.21) < 0.001
Logistic support staff HPPD 0.45 (0.11) 0.10 (0.15) 0.22 (0.17) 0.13 (0.14) 0.28 (0.13) 0.49 (0.17) 0.13 (0.05) 0.26 (0.20 < 0.001
Hospital LOS 9.80 (1.89) 7.03 (2.55) 5.97 (1.94) 6.44 (1.79) 7.74 (3.24) 7.68 (2.45) 5.45 (1.55) 7.24 (2.62) 0.030
Bed occupancy 27.88 (2.51) 23.27 (2.74) 25.73 (3.22) 25.17 (2.17) 23.53 (5.81) 25.31 (2.11) 27.37 (2.54) 25.21 (3.74) 0.100

This table compares the means including standard deviations from study measures between hospitals

P-values are calculated using a Kruskal Wallis test

CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, NHPPD Nursing Hours Per Patient Day, Prop. Proportion, HPPD Hours Per Patient Day, LOS Length of Stay