Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Patients Discharged Between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2018 (n = 15,620)
| Variables | Total | No Readmission Within 10 Years | Readmission Within 10 Years | Statistics (X2/Z) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=15,620,100%) | (n=11,933, 76.4%) | (n=3,687, 23.6%) | |||
| Gender | 10.333 | 0.001 | |||
| Male | 8,097(51.8%) | 6,271 (52.6%) | 1,826 (49.5%) | ||
| Female | 7,523(48.2%) | 5,662 (47.4%) | 1,861 (50.5%) | ||
| Age(years) | −3.428 | 0.001 | |||
| 18–30 | 7,103(45.5%) | 5,504 (46.1%) | 1,599 (43.4%) | ||
| 31–45 | 4,883(31.3%) | 3,775 (31.6%) | 1,108 (30.1%) | ||
| 46–65 | 3,634(23.3%) | 2,654 (22.2%) | 980 (26.6%) | ||
| Mean(SD) | 35.1 (12.8) | 34.9 (12.7) | 35.9 (13.2) | ||
| Median | 32 | 32 | 33 | ||
| Marital status | 4.019 | 0.259 | |||
| Single | 8,282(53.0%) | 6,343 (53.2%) | 1,939 (52.6%) | ||
| Married | 6,360(40.7%) | 4,864 (40.8) | 1,496 (40.6%) | ||
| Divorced | 823 (5.3%) | 605 (5.1%) | 218 (5.9%) | ||
| Widowed | 140 (0.9%) | 106 (0.9%) | 34 (0.9%) | ||
| Education | 38.650 | <0.001 | |||
| Illiteracy | 107(0.7%) | 86(0.7%) | 21(0.6%) | ||
| Primary | 1,237(7.9%) | 975(8.2%) | 262(7.1%) | ||
| Middle school | 4,978(31.9%) | 3,812(31.9%) | 1,166(31.6%) | ||
| High school | 4,438(28.4%) | 3,197(26.8%) | 1,241(33.7%) | ||
| University | 3,746(24%) | 2,804(23.5%) | 942(25.5%) | ||
| Medical settlement mode | 276.021 | <0.001 | |||
| Own expense | 9,336(59.8%) | 7,404 (62.0%) | 1,932 (52.4%) | ||
| Local medical insurance | 5,451(34.9%) | 3,781 (31.7%) | 1,670 (45.3%) | ||
| Non-local medical insurance | 832 (5.3%) | 747 (6.3%) | 85 (2.3%) |