Table 19 Comparison of mean hospital stay by clinical characteristics
Characteristic | Category | Hospital length of stay (in days) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | |||
Gender | Male | 15.5 | 16.1 | 0.914 |
Female | 13.5 | 9.5 | ||
Age | 0Â months to 1 years | 23.0 | Â | 0.444 |
1–5 years | 35.0 | 47.9 | ||
6–10 years | 9.5 | 9.4 | ||
11–18 years | 19.6 | 16.7 | ||
19–29 years | 13.6 | 9.5 | ||
30–49 years | 13.2 | 9.9 | ||
50–69 years | 12.1 | 7.6 | ||
≥ 70 years | 7.0 | 4.2 | ||
Marital status | Single/widowed | 17.2 | 14.8 | 0.001 |
Married | 9.6 | 6.2 | ||
Occupation | Employed | 12.2 | 11.7 | 0.506 |
Unemployed | 13.6 | 9.0 | ||
Not applicable | 18.4 | 20.1 | ||
Unspecified | 12.4 | 6.8 | ||
Location | City | 15.3 | 15.4 | 0.915 |
Province | 13.3 | 9.3 | ||
Unspecified | 15.0 | 10.8 | ||
Co-morbidity | Yes | 15.3 | 12.4 | 0.338 |
No | 13.6 | 13.3 | ||
Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 7.8 | 4.8 | 0.143 |
No | 14.7 | 13.0 | ||
Hypertension | Yes | 13.3 | 9.4 | 0.897 |
No | 14.5 | 13.3 | ||
Chronic kidney disease | Yes | 16.5 | 9.7 | 0.333 |
No | 14.3 | 13.0 | ||
History of urolithiasis | Yes | 9.4 | 5.1 | 0.297 |
No | 14.8 | 13.2 | ||
Malignancy | Yes | 17.0 | Â | 0.427 |
No | 14.4 | 12.9 | ||
HIV/AIDS | Yes | 14.5 | 10.9 | 0.740 |
No | 14.4 | 13.1 | ||
Steroid use | Yes | 28.7 | 18.5 | 0.002 |
No | 13.2 | 11.6 | ||
Systemic lupus erythematosus | Yes | 23.5 | 10.9 | 0.008 |
No | 13.7 | 12.8 | ||
Nephrotic syndrome | Yes | 70.0 | Â | 0.091 |
No | 13.9 | 11.8 | ||
Cerebrovascular disease | Yes | 5.0 | Â | 0.270 |
No | 14.5 | 12.9 | ||
Coronary artery disease | Yes | Â | Â | No test* |
No | 14.4 | 12.9 | ||
Heart failure | Yes | 19.0 | 18.4 | 0.669 |
No | 14.3 | 12.8 | ||
COPD | Yes | 11.0 | Â | 0.953 |
No | 14.4 | 12.9 | ||
Bronchial asthma | Yes | 5.5 | 2.1 | 0.150 |
No | 14.5 | 12.9 | ||
Spina bifida | Yes | Â | Â | No test* |
No | 14.4 | 12.9 | ||
RTA Type 1 | Yes | 11.0 | Â | 0.953 |
No | 14.4 | 12.9 | ||
Previous TB | Yes | 9.9 | 5.6 | 0.204 |
No | 15.0 | 13.4 | ||
Other organ involvement of TB | Yes | 16.4 | 14.6 | 0.030 |
No | 11.5 | 9.2 | ||
Pulmonary TB | Yes | 17.1 | 15.3 | 0.021 |
No | 11.4 | 8.6 | ||
Gastrointestinal TB | Yes | 17.7 | 19.1 | 0.489 |
No | 13.2 | 9.6 | ||
Abdominopelvic TB | Yes | 16.0 | 10.4 | 0.273 |
No | 14.2 | 13.2 | ||
CNS TB | Yes | 22.5 | 27.7 | 0.309 |
No | 13.8 | 11.1 | ||
Bone TB | Yes | 34.5 | 37.8 | 0.157 |
No | 13.7 | 10.9 | ||
Cutaneous/Wound TB | Yes | 19.7 | 7.1 | 0.161 |
No | 14.3 | 13.0 | ||
TB Adenitis | Yes | 13.8 | 12.8 | 0.642 |
No | 14.4 | 12.9 | ||
Ear TB | Yes | 51.5 | 54.4 | 0.159 |
No | 13.8 | 10.9 | ||
Psoas TB | Yes | 61.0 | 41.0 | 0.022 |
No | 13.6 | 10.7 | ||