Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of inpatients in dermatology† between 1 April and 31 May 2020 compared with the corresponding periods in 2019
| 2019 (N = 2757) | 2020 (N = 1081) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 1323 (47.99) | 542 (50.14) | 0.236 |
| Female | 1434 (52.01) | 539 (49.86) | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 45.00 (25.00, 60.00) | 47.00 (30.00, 60.50) | 0.011 |
| Stratified by age, n (%) | |||
| 0–14 | 369 (13.38) | 107 (9.90) | 0.003 |
| 14–30 | 510 (18.50) | 177 (16.37) | 0.134 |
| 30–40 | 366 (13.28) | 151 (13.97) | 0.564 |
| 40–50 | 413 (14.98) | 178 (16.47) | 0.253 |
| 50–60 | 425 (15.42) | 198 (18.32) | 0.032 |
| >60 | 673 (24.41) | 270 (24.98) | 0.708 |
| Hospital stay, median (IQR) | 7.00 (5.00, 9.91) | 9.00 (6.64, 12.00) | <0.001 |
| Location of hospitals, n (%) | |||
| Hospitals in Wuhan | 858 (31.12) | 80 (7.40) | <0.001 |
| Hospitals in other cites | 1899 (68.88) | 1001 (92.60) | |
| Residential location of patients, n (%) | |||
| The city† | 2320 (84.15) | 968 (89.55) | 0.355 |
| Surrounding cities† | 216 (7.83) | 67 (6.20) | 0.086 |
| Other cities† | 221 (8.02) | 46 (4.26) | <0.001 |
| Disease classification, n (%) | |||
| Eczematous disorders | 689 (24.99) | 336 (31.08) | <0.001 |
| Viral infections | 680 (24.66) | 227 (21.00) | 0.016 |
| Urticarial dermatoses | 295 (10.70) | 97 (8.97) | 0.123 |
| Erythema and Papulosquamous skin diseases | 269 (9.76) | 119 (11.01) | <0.001 |
| Vascular dermatoses | 162 (5.88) | 57 (5.27) | 0.487 |
| Skin tumours | 211 (7.66) | 59 (5.46) | 0.017 |
| Malignant skin tumours | 49 (1.78) | 27 (2.50) | 0.157 |
| Bacterial infections | 123 (4.46) | 35 (3.24) | 0.104 |
| Pruritic dermatoses | 64 (2.32) | 17 (1.57) | 0.170 |
| Drug eruptions | 50 (1.81) | 8 (0.74) | 0.012 |
| Connective tissue diseases | 46 (1.67) | 23 (2.13) | 0.345 |
IQR, interquartile range.
Inpatients in Dermatology: The inpatients come from the wards of dermatology of 7 hospitals including Wuhan Union Hospital, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Xiaogan Central Hospital affiliated with Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Huanggang Central Hospital, Xiangyang Hospital Affiliated with Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Shiyan Renmin Hospital and Shiyan Taihe Hospital. ‡The city is where the hospital located. §Surrounding cities: The neighbouring cities geographically adjacent to the city where the hospital is located. ¶Other cities: The cities geographically not adjacent to the city where the hospital is located.
A 2‐sided P‐value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.