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Table 1 The basic characteristics of participants

From: How health risk factors affect inpatient costs among adults with stroke in China: the mediating role of length of stay

Variables

Ischaemic stroke

n1 = 391

Haemorrhagic stroke

n2 = 229

Total

n = 620

x2 / t/Z

n (%)

n (%)

Sex

   

1.36

 Male

229(58.57)

145(63.32)

374(60.32)

 

 Female

162(41.43)

84(36.68)

246(39.68)

 

Age (years)

65.70 ± 12.98

59.00 ± 14.22

63.22 ± 13.83

5.979***

 < 50

42(10.74)

52(22.71)

94(15.16)

33.86***

 50–59

73(18.67)

67(29.26)

14(22.58)

 

 60–69

111(28.39)

51(22.27)

16(26.13)

 

 70–79

112(28.64)

42(18.34)

15(24.84)

 

 ≥ 80

53(13.55)

17(7.42)

70(11.29)

 

Marital Status

   

1.15

 Single/unmarried

2(0.51)

3(1.31)

5(0.81)

 

 Married

389(99.49)

226(98.69)

615(99.19)

 

BMI (kg/m2)

24.7 ± 3.1

24.6 ± 3.2

24.7 ± 3.1

1.2

 < 18.5

8(2.05)

5(2.18)

13(2.10)

 

 18.5–23.9

148(37.85)

96(41.92)

24(39.35)

 

 24-27.9

185(47.31)

103(44.98)

28(46.45)

 

 ≥ 28

50(12.79)

25(10.92)

75(12.10)

 

Medical insurance

   

16.95***

 UEBMI

127(32.48)

69(30.13)

196(31.61)

 

 URBMI

210(53.71)

99(43.23)

309(49.84)

 

 Full self-payment

46(11.76)

55(24.02)

101(16.29)

 

 Other

8(2.05)

6(2.62)

14(2.26)

 

Hypertension

   

0.00

 No

111(28.39)

65(28.38)

17(28.39)

 

 Yes

280(71.61)

164(71.62)

44(71.61)

 

Diabetes mellitus

   

5.94*

 No

274(70.08)

181(79.04)

45(73.39)

 

 Yes

117(29.92)

117(20.96)

16(26.61)

 

Atrial fibrillation

   

27.27***

 No

321(82.10)

221(96.51)

54(87.42)

 

 Yes

70(17.90)

8(3.49)

78(12.58)

 

Smoking

   

0.64

 No

182(46.55)

99(43.23)

28(45.32)

 

 Yes

209(53.45)

130(56.77)

33(54.68)

 

Dyslipidaemia

   

1.20

 No

323(82.61)

199(86.90)

52(84.19)

 

 Yes

68(17.39)

30(13.10)

98(15.81)

 

Physical inactivity

   

7.14**

 No

221(56.52)

104(45.41)

32(52.42)

 

 Yes

170(43.48)

125(54.59)

29(47.58)

 

Obesity

   

1.66

 No

338(86.45)

206(89.96)

54(87.74)

 

 Yes

53(13.55)

23(10.04)

76(12.26)

 

Family history of stroke

   

0.50

 No

385(98.47)

227(99.13)

61(98.71)

 

 Yes

6(1.53)

2(0.87)

8(1.29)

 

Inpatient costs (RMB) (M(QR))

27551.64(21141.83)

38302.31(48341.60)

30730.78(27729.89)

-5.53***

Log (Inpatient costs)

(Mean ± SD)

10.29 ± 0.69

10.63 ± 0.86

10.41 ± 0.77

-5.02***

LOS (days) (Mean ± SD)

11.74 ± 4.62

13.79 ± 6.13

12.50 ± 5.32

-4.40***

Number of risk factors for stroke (Mean ± SD)

2.44 ± 1.02

2.30 ± 10.7

2.38 ± 1.00

1.71*

Stroke risk factor rating

   

2.54

 Low

75(19.18)

54(23.58)

129(20.81)

 

 Moderate

129(32.99)

79(34.50)

208(33.55)

 

 High

187(47.83)

96(41.92)

283(45.65)

 
  1. Note:
  2. (1) *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  3. (2) Abbreviation: BMI: body mass index; UEBMI: Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance; URBMI: Ubran and Rural Residents Basic Medical Insurance; LOS: Length of stay