Table 1.
Basic characteristics of patients on low light and high light sides of the hospital unit.
| Variables a | Light sides | p-valuec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (n = 1,478) | High (n = 1,478) | |||
| 1. Sex | 0.574 | |||
| 1 [Male] | 889 (60.1) b | 873 (59.1) | ||
| 2 [Female] | 589 (39.9) | 605 (40.9) | ||
| 2. Age | 0.616 | |||
| 1 [ <51 years] | 341 (23.1) | 358 (24.2) | ||
| 2 [51–59 years] | 358 (24.2) | 361 (24.4) | ||
| 3 [60–67 years] | 365 (24.7) | 376 (25.4) | ||
| 4 [≥68 years] | 414 (28.0) | 383 (25.9) | ||
| 3.BMI | 0.213 | |||
| 1 [ <18.5] | 208 (14.1) | 239 (16.2) | ||
| 2 [18.5–24] | 967 (65.4) | 918 (62.1) | ||
| 3 [24–28] | 255 (17.3) | 263 (17.8) | ||
| 4 [≥28] | 48 (3.2) | 58 (3.9) | ||
| 4. Length of Stay (LOS) | 0.378 | |||
| 1 [1–6 days] | 753 (50.9) | 753 (50.9) | ||
| 2 [7–13 days] | 386 (26.1) | 405 (27.4) | ||
| 3 [14–29 days] | 261 (17.7) | 261 (17.7) | ||
| 4 [≥30 days] | 78 (5.3) | 59 (4.0) | ||
| 5. Surgery | 0.509 | |||
| 0 [No] | 269 (18.2) | 284 (19.2) | ||
| 1 [Yes] | 1209 (81.8) | 1194 (80.8) | ||
| 6. Diagnosis | 0.944 | |||
| 1 [Benign tumor] | 955 (64.6) | 976 (66.0) | ||
| 2 [Malignant tumor] | 99 (6.7) | 98 (6.6) | ||
| 3 [Inflammation] | 244 (16.5) | 239 (16.2) | ||
| 4 [Hernia] | 30 (2.0) | 25 (1.7) | ||
| 5 [Intestinal obstruction] | 62 (4.2) | 55 (3.7) | ||
| 6 [Others] | 88 (6.0) | 85 (5.8) | ||
| 7.Comorbidity | 0.937 | |||
| Hypertension | 0 [No] | 1,007 (68.1) | 1,004 (67.9) | |
| 1 [Yes] | 471 (31.9) | 474 (32.1) | ||
| Diabetes | 0.268 | |||
| 0 [No] | 1,281 (86.7) | 1,302 (88.1) | ||
| 1 [Yes] | 197 (13.3) | 176 (11.9) | ||
| 8. Demographics | 0.405 | |||
| Smoking | 0 [No] | 900 (60.9) | 923 (62.4) | |
| 1 [Yes] | 578 (39.1) | 555 (37.6) | ||
| Drinking | 0.676 | |||
| 0 [No] | 917 (62.0) | 929 (62.9) | ||
| 1 [Yes] | 561 (38.0) | 549 (37.1) | ||
| 9.District | 0.028 | |||
| 0 [Rural] | 509 (34.4) | 452 (30.6) | ||
| 1 [Urban] | 969 (65.6) | 1,026 (69.4) | ||
| 10.Education level | 0.086 | |||
| 1 [Illiterate] | 131 (8.9) | 114 (7.7) | ||
| 2 [Primary school] | 509 (34.4) | 455 (30.8) | ||
| 3 [Middle school] | 426 (28.8) | 482 (32.6) | ||
| 4 [High school] | 219 (14.8) | 234 (15.8) | ||
| 5 [University degree] | 193 (13.1) | 193 (13.1) | ||
aVariable names are presented as categorical label [name].
bVariables are listed as columnwise no. (percentage).
cp-value is determined by a chi-squared test between low and high light sides.
P-value less than 0.05 will be in bold.