Table 4.
Length of hospital stay, destination at hospital discharge, in-hospital and at follow-up mortality of the whole REPOSI population according to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) categorization
| Variables | Inpatient with COPD | Inpatient without COPD | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length of hospital staya (days) | 11.82 (11.21-12.43) | 11.80 (11.34-12.25) | 0.0183 |
| In hospital mortality (%) | 5.5 | 5.4 | 0.9293 |
| 3-month mortality (%) | 9.6 | 9.4 | 0.8573 |
| 12-month mortality (%) | 13.5 | 14.1 | 0.8392 |
| Destination at discharge (3-month) | |||
| Home (%) | 88.5 | 89.4 | 0.5386 |
| Home care (%) | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.7963 |
| Institution (%) | 3.4 | 4.2 | 0.4098 |
| Rehospitalization (%) | 4.7 | 3.2 | 0.0959 |
| Destination at discharge (12-month) | |||
| Home (%) | 86.5 | 89.6 | 0.3383 |
| Home care (%) | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0.6200 |
| Institution (%) | 5.0 | 5.7 | 0.7668 |
| Rehospitalization (%) | 21.0 | 13.3 | 0.0261 |
aData are reported as means (95% confidence interval)