Table 1. Baseline characteristics in the total cohort, illustrating medians (25% quantiles; 75% quantiles), absolute frequencies (%) and p-values originating from Mann-Whitney U tests for continuous variables, Chi-square tests and the clinical characteristics of the group of patients.
| [ALL] | No discrepancy” | Discrepancy | p-value | N* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 1112 | N = 822 | N = 290 | |||
| Sex | 0.124 | 1109 | |||
| male | 644 (58.1%) | 464 (56.7%) | 180 (62.1%) | ||
| female | 465 (41.9%) | 355 (43.3%) | 110 (37.9%) | ||
| Age | 69.0 [55.8;77.0] | 68.0 [53.0;77.0] | 71.0 [62.0;78.0] | <0.001 | 1112 |
| BMI | 25.7 [21.2;31.1] | 25.6 [20.7;31.2] | 25.8 [22.5;31.1] | 0.060 | 1112 |
| Category of disease | <0.001 | 1108 | |||
| Cardiovascular system | 421 (38.0%) | 242 (29.6%) | 179 (61.7%) | ||
| Tumour | 157 (14.2%) | 131 (16.0%) | 26 (8.97%) | ||
| Infectious disease | 162 (14.6%) | 145 (17.7%) | 17 (5.86%) | ||
| Respiratory system | 152 (13.7%) | 118 (14.4%) | 34 (11.7%) | ||
| Digestive system | 104 (9.39%) | 76 (9.29%) | 28 (9.66%) | ||
| Genitourinary system | 6 (0.54%) | 6 (0.73%) | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Other diseases | 106 (9.57%) | 100 (12.2%) | 6 (2.07%) | ||
| Duration of hospital stay in days (d) | 6.00 [1.00;16.0] | 7.00 [1.00;17.0] | 6.00 [2.00;15.0] | 0.903 | 954 |
| New-borns: | <0.001 | 1112 | |||
| yes | 113 (10.2%) | 108 (13.1%) | 5 (1.72%) | ||
| no | 999 (89.8%) | 714 (86.9%) | 285 (98.3%) |