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Table 2 Comparison of CAP, MI, stroke, and OF related hospitalizations in 2015

From: The relative burden of community-acquired pneumonia hospitalizations in older adults: a retrospective observational study in the United States

Characteristic

CAP

MI

Stroke

OF

 Persons hospitalized

15,701

7683

5317

6614

 Number of hospitalizations

16,430

7859

5412

6674

 Incidence of hospitalization rate per 100,000 person-years

846.7

405.0

278.9

343.9

 Number of readmissions

1874

950

458

574

 30-day readmission rate (%)

10.0

10.5

7.7

7.9

 Number of deaths within 30 days of discharge

439

104

189

112

 Mortality rate during same or following month per 100,000 persons

22.5

5.3

9.7

5.8

Length of stay per hospitalization

 Mean (SD)

5.2 (6.2)

4.5 (6.3)

4.1 (5.6)

4.2 (3.4)

 Median

4

3

3

4

Length of stay per readmission

 Mean (SD)

4.9 (4.3)

4.2 (4.1)

4.2 (4.5)

4.7 (4.1)

 Median

4

3

3

4

Cost per hospitalization

 Mean (SD)

13,825 (17,341)

26,114 (28,118)

15,138 (15,810)

19,156 (14,845)

Cost per readmission

 Mean (SD)

12,422 (13,260)

12,177 (14,925)

11,681 (11,525)

13,446 (13,301)

Cost per episode

 Mean (SD)

15,241 (19,078)

27,586 (29,423)

16,126 (17,225)

20,312 (16,384)

 Sum of hospitalization costs ($)

227,145,454

205,230,868

81,926,896

127,847,139

 Sum of readmission costs ($)

23,280,008

11,568,507

5,350,202

7,718,322

Total costs ($)

250,425,463

216,799,375

87,277,098

135,565,461

  1. List of abbreviations: CAP: community-acquired pneumonia; MI: myocardial infarction; OF: osteoporotic fracture; SD: standard deviation