Table 1.
Characteristics of patients by overall inpatients and disease groups
| Overall | URTI | LRTI | Influenza | GII | Appendicitis | UTI | SSTI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75,053 | 10,382 | 38,978 | 4,350 | 11,586 | 3,492 | 3,814 | 2,451 | |
| Number of inpatients | ||||||||
| Median age (years (IQR)) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–2) | 4 (1–7) | 3 (1–7) | 11 (9–13) | 0 (0–2) | 3 (1–7) |
| Age group (n (%)) | ||||||||
| < 1 year | 20,939 (27.9) | 3187 (30.7) | 12,774 (32.8) | 633 (14.6) | 1633 (14.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2348 (61.6) | 364 (14.9) |
| 1–5 years | 38,831 (51.7) | 5571 (53.7) | 22,704 (58.2) | 2110 (48.5) | 6177 (53.3) | 125 (3.6) | 859 (22.5) | 1285 (52.4) |
| 6–10 years | 9611 (12.8) | 1173 (11.3) | 2459 (6.3) | 1240 (28.5) | 2553 (22.0) | 1264 (36.2) | 360 (9.4) | 562 (22.9) |
| 11–15 years | 5672 (7.6) | 451 (4.3) | 1041 (2.7) | 367 (8.4) | 1223 (10.6) | 2103 (60.2) | 247 (6.5) | 240 (9.8) |
| Sex (n (%)) | ||||||||
| Female | 33,879 (45.1) | 4567 (44.0) | 18,056 (46.3) | 1775 (40.8) | 5271 (45.5) | 1367 (39.1) | 1771 (46.4) | 1072 (43.7) |
| Male | 41,174 (54.9) | 5815 (56.0) | 20,922 (53.7) | 2575 (59.2) | 6315 (54.5) | 2125 (60.9) | 2043 (53.6) | 1379 (56.3) |
| Median hospital stay (days (IQR)) | 5 (4–6) | 4 (3–5) | 5 (4–6) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | 5 (4–7) | 7 (5–9) | 6 (5–8) |
Abbreviations: GII, gastrointestinal infection; IQR, interquartile range; LRTI, lower respiratory tract infection; SSTI, skin and soft tissue infection; URTI, upper respiratory infection; UTI urinary tract infection