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Table 3 Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the duration of staying in hospital after adjusting for the potential confounders

From: The process of hip fracture management before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Variable

Log-linear regression coefficient(b) (95% confidence interval)

P-value

COVID-19 pandemic

(Pandemic period)

−0.130(−0.239, −0.022)

0.02*

Age

(Year)

0.000(-0.004, 0.005)

0.88

Sex

(Male)

−0.035(−0.138, 0.068)

0.50

Residence

(Out of Tehran province)

0.012(−0.076, 0.100)

0.79

Comorbidityc

(Yes)

−0.005(−0.107, 0.097)

0.92

  1. cComorbidity of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, history of stroke, chronic kidney disease, COPD, cancer
  2. *Statistically significant < 0.05