Table 1.

Sample characteristics (significant effect size are highlighted in yellow).

Variable	Modality	N	(%)	LOS-	(%-)	LOS+	(%+)	Comparing modality LOS proportions
	Total	73182	100	65841	89.97	7341	10.03	modality p-value	Cohen’s d (long - short)
Gender	1-Male	39065	53,38	34805	52,86	4260	58,03	0,000	0,104
	2-Female	34117	46,62	31036	47,14	3081	41,97	0,000	-0,104
State Funded Medical Assistance	No	72383	98,91	65134	98,93	7249	98,75	0,161	-0,017
	Yes	799	1,09	707	1,07	92	1,25	0,161	0,017
Free Universal Health Care	No	66991	91,54	60210	91,45	6781	92,37	0,007	0,034
	Yes	6191	8,46	5631	8,55	560	7,63	0,007	-0,034
Type of Hospital Stay	1-Medical	44396	60,67	40555	61,60	3841	52,32	0,000	-0,188
	3-Surgical	28786	39,33	25286	38,40	3500	47,68	0,000	0,188
Origin of Patient	1-Home	68024	92,95	61792	93,85	6232	84,89	0,000	-0,294
	2-Other	5158	7,05	4049	6,15	1109	15,11	0,000	0,294
Hospitalization via Emergency Departments	No	52412	71,62	47841	72,66	4571	62,27	0,000	-0,223
	Yes	20770	28,38	18000	27,34	2770	37,73	0,000	0,223
Destination on discharge	1-Home	60401	82,54	56409	85,67	3992	54,38	0,000	-0,727
	2-Other	12781	17,46	9432	14,33	3349	45,62	0,000	0,727
At least one previous hospitalization via emergency departments 6 months before	1-No hospitalization	43198	59,03	39123	59,42	4075	55,51	0,000	-0,079
	2-At least one non emergency	20133	27,51	18263	27,74	1870	25,47	0,000	-0,051
	3-At least one with emergency	9851	13,46	8455	12,84	1396	19,02	0,000	0,169
Age Category	2(18-44 ans)	16028	21,90	15057	22,87	971	13,23	0,000	-0,253
	3(45-64 ans)	24501	33,48	22307	33,88	2194	29,89	0,000	-0,086
	4(65-84 ans)	26290	35,92	23084	35,06	3206	43,67	0,000	0,177
	5(85 ans et plus)	6363	8,69	5393	8,19	970	13,21	0,000	0,163
Category Of Disease	01-Digestive	8427	11,52	7412	11,26	1015	13,83	0,000	0,078
	02-Orthopedic – Trauma	5955	8,14	5590	8,49	365	4,97	0,000	-0,141
	03-Multiple or complex trauma	250	0,34	121	0,18	129	1,76	0,000	0,161
	04-Rheumatology	2430	3,32	2175	3,30	255	3,47	0,440	0,009
	05-Nervous system	8665	11,84	7314	11,11	1351	18,40	0,000	0,207
	06-Vascular catheterization	5929	8,10	5547	8,42	382	5,20	0,000	-0,128
	07-Cardiovascular	6313	8,63	5192	7,89	1121	15,27	0,000	0,232
	08-Pulmonary	6038	8,25	5338	8,11	700	9,54	0,000	0,050
	09-Ear Nose and Throat - Stomatology	2974	4,06	2862	4,35	112	1,53	0,000	-0,168
	10-Ophthalmology	1330	1,82	1296	1,97	34	0,46	0,000	-0,138
	11-Gynecology-Breast	1863	2,55	1829	2,78	34	0,46	0,000	-0,184
	13-Uronephrology and reproductive organs	4842	6,62	4507	6,85	335	4,56	0,000	-0,099
	14-Hematology	2031	2,78	1757	2,67	274	3,73	0,000	0,060
	15-Chemotherapy - radiotherapy	5395	7,37	5365	8,15	30	0,41	0,000	-0,390
	16-Infectious diseases	788	1,08	668	1,01	120	1,63	0,000	0,054
	17-Endocrinology	3655	4,99	3480	5,29	175	2,38	0,000	-0,152
	18-Cutaneous and subcutaneous	2393	3,27	2161	3,28	232	3,16	0,578	-0,007
	19-Burns	171	0,23	117	0,18	54	0,74	0,000	0,083
	20-Psychiatry	613	0,84	480	0,73	133	1,81	0,000	0,097
	21-Toxicology - Intoxication - Alcohol	656	0,90	609	0,92	47	0,64	0,014	-0,032
	22-Chronic pain palliative care	86	0,12	82	0,12	4	0,05	0,097	-0,023
	23-Organ Transplant	224	0,31	21	0,03	203	2,77	0,000	0,234
	24-Interdisciplinary activities and follow-up of patients	2154	2,94	1918	2,91	236	3,21	0,147	0,018
Renal Disease (CH)	No	69327	94,73	62725	95,27	6602	89,93	0,000	-0,205
	Yes	3855	5,27	3116	4,73	739	10,07	0,000	0,205
Rheumatologic Disease (CH)	No	72567	99,16	65314	99,20	7253	98,80	0,000	-0,040
	Yes	615	0,84	527	0,80	88	1,20	0,000	0,040
Peripheral Vascular Disease (CH)	No	71163	97,24	64232	97,56	6931	94,41	0,000	-0,161
	Yes	2019	2,76	1609	2,44	410	5,59	0,000	0,161
Peptic Ulcer Disease (CH)	No	72942	99,67	65662	99,73	7280	99,17	0,000	-0,076
	Yes	240	0,33	179	0,27	61	0,83	0,000	0,076
Hemiplegia or Paraplegia (CH)	No	70744	96,67	64076	97,32	6668	90,83	0,000	-0,277
	Yes	2438	3,33	1765	2,68	673	9,17	0,000	0,277
Moderate or Severe Liver Disease (CH)	No	72733	99,39	65489	99,47	7244	98,68	0,000	-0,082
	Yes	449	0,61	352	0,53	97	1,32	0,000	0,082
Mild Liver Disease (CH)	No	71201	97,29	64166	97,46	7035	95,83	0,000	-0,090
	Yes	1981	2,71	1675	2,54	306	4,17	0,000	0,090
Metastatic Solid Tumor (CH)	No	70756	96,68	63815	96,92	6941	94,55	0,000	-0,118
	Yes	2426	3,32	2026	3,08	400	5,45	0,000	0,118
Any Malignancy including Leukemia and Lymphomia (CH)	No	68124	93,09	61720	93,74	6404	87,24	0,000	-0,223
	Yes	5058	6,91	4121	6,26	937	12,76	0,000	0,223
AIDS/HIV (CH)	No	72824	99,51	65525	99,52	7299	99,43	0,283	-0,013
	Yes	358	0,49	316	0,48	42	0,57	0,283	0,013
Diabetes with Chronic Complications (CH)	No	69977	95,62	63144	95,90	6833	93,08	0,000	-0,124
	Yes	3205	4,38	2697	4,10	508	6,92	0,000	0,124
Diabetes without Chronic Complications (CH)	No	67245	91,89	60956	92,58	6289	85,67	0,000	-0,223
	Yes	5937	8,11	4885	7,42	1052	14,33	0,000	0,223
Dementia (CH)	No	71196	97,29	64236	97,56	6960	94,81	0,000	-0,144
	Yes	1986	2,71	1605	2,44	381	5,19	0,000	0,144
Cerebrovascular Disease (CH)	No	70966	96,97	64165	97,45	6801	92,64	0,000	-0,223
	Yes	2216	3,03	1676	2,55	540	7,36	0,000	0,223
Chronic Pulmonary Disease (CH)	No	70512	96,35	63566	96,54	6946	94,62	0,000	-0,094
	Yes	2670	3,65	2275	3,46	395	5,38	0,000	0,094
Congestive Heart Failure (CH)	No	68976	94,25	62510	94,94	6466	88,08	0,000	-0,248
	Yes	4206	5,75	3331	5,06	875	11,92	0,000	0,248
Myocardial Infarction (CH)	No	68635	93,79	61959	94,10	6676	90,94	0,000	-0,120
	Yes	4547	6,21	3882	5,90	665	9,06	0,000	0,120