Table 1. Characteristics of patients with Parkinson’s disease who visited or were admitted to Peking University Third Hospital during the study period.
| Characteristics | Outpatients (n=2,640) | Inpatients (n=330) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.003 | ||
| Male | 1,431 (54.20%) | 207 (62.73%) | |
| Female | 1,209 (45.80%) | 123 (37.37%) | |
| Age (median, IQR) | 71.0 (61.0, 79.0) | 73.5 (66.0, 80.0) | <0.001 |
| <65 | 963 (36.48%) | 68 (20.61%) | <0.001 |
| ≥65, <75 | 591 (22.38%) | 108 (32.73%) | |
| ≥75 | 1,086 (41.14%) | 154 (46.67%) | |
| Type of health insurance | <0.001 | ||
| Health insurance | 1,696 (64.24%) | 165 (50.00%) | |
| No health insurancea | 944 (35.76%) | 165 (50.00%) | |
| Number of visitsb (median, IQR) | 65 [27, 143] | 2 [1, 5] | <0.001 |
| Length of hospital stayc (median, IQR) | Not applicable | 10 [6, 19] |
a, patients funded by public health services and at their own expenses; b, accumulative number of visits for each patient in Peking University Third Hospital; c, duration (days) of each hospitalization episode. IQR, interquartile range.