Comparison of hospitalisation characteristics between men and women
| Characteristics | Men | Women | p Value (men vs women) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Idiopathic | Secondary | All | Idiopathic | Secondary | All | Idiopathic | Secondary | |
| N | 45 711 | 38 508 | 7203 | 13 926 | 12 088 | 1838 | |||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 37 (19) | 34 (17) | 54 (21) | 41 (19) | 40 (18) | 50 (20) | 0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Hospitalisation ward | 0.16 | 0.70 | 0.50 | ||||||
| Surgical ward | 12 501 (27) | 9861 (26) | 2640 (37) | 3735 (27) | 3077 (25) | 658 (36) | |||
| Medical ward | 33 210 (73) | 28 647 (74) | 4563 (63) | 10 191 (73) | 9011 (75) | 1180 (64) | |||
| Intensive or intermediate care unit | 12 249 (27) | 9426 (24) | 2823 (39) | 3808 (27) | 3030 (25) | 778 (42) | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.02 |
| Surgical treatment | 11 094 (24) | 8727 (23) | 2367 (33) | 3258 (23) | 2671 (22) | 587 (32) | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.46 |
| Hospitalisation duration, days, mean (SD) | 6.9 (8.8) | 5.9 (6.7) | 12.2 (14.5) | 7.2 (9.7) | 6.4 (8.5) | 12.1 (14.5) | 0.007 | <0.0001 | 0.82 |
| Rehospitalisation, n (%) | 22 413 (49) | 18 630 (48) | 3783 (53) | 6713 (48) | 5802 (48) | 911 (50) | 0.21 | 0.58 | 0.06 |