Table 3.
Comparison of the first and second wave: baseline characteristics of the patients and patient origin (Tyrolean inhabitants)
| First wave (n = 1391)a |
Second wave (n = 11,082) |
Estimate with 95% CIb |
p valuec | Missing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 54.8 (53.7 to 55.9) | 56.6 (56.2 to 57.1) | −1.9 (−3 to −0.7) | 0.0019 | 0/0 |
| Gender (female) | 755/1391 (54.3%) | 5849/11,082 (52.8%) | 0.94 (0.84 to 1.05) | 0.2919 | 0/0 |
| Tyrolean | 1311/1391 (94.2%) | 10,228/11,082 (92.3%) | 0.73 (0.57 to 0.93) | 0.0081 | 0/0 |
| ASA score = 1 | 227/1046 (21.7%) | 1854/7137 (26%) | 1.27 (1.08 to 1.49) | 0.003 | 345/3945 |
| ASA score = 2 | 397/1046 (38%) | 3059/7137 (42.9%) | 1.23 (1.07 to 1.41) | 0.0028 | 345/3945 |
| ASA score = 3 | 360/1046 (34.4%) | 2006/7137 (28.1%) | 0.75 (0.65 to 0.86) | < 0.0001 | 345/3945 |
| ASA score = 4 | 55/1046 (5.3%) | 199/7137 (2.8%) | 0.52 (0.38 to 0.72) | 0.0001 | 345/3945 |
| ASA score = 5 | 6/1046 (0.6%) | 19/7137 (0.3%) | 0.46 (0.18 to 1.42) | 0.1228 | 345/3945 |
a Binary data are presented as no./total no. (%)
b Odds ratios for binary variables and estimated mean difference for continuous variables
c Assessed by Fisher’s exact test