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Table 2 Characteristics of HIV discharges in Portuguese NHS hospitals, 2009–2014

From: HIV/AIDS length of stay in Portugal under financial constraints: a longitudinal study for public hospitals, 2009–2014

Variables

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Total

Discharges, N

3864

3735

3576

3538

3146

2502

20,361

Length of stay (days); median (IQR)

11 (17)

11 (16)

11 (16)

11 (16)

11 (16)

11 (16)

11 (16)

Age (years); median (IQR)

41 (14)

43 (15)

44 (15)

44 (16)

45 (15)

46 (15)

44 (15)

No. secondary diagnoses; median (IQR)

6 (4)

6 (5)

6 (5)

7 (6)

8 (6)

8 (6)

7 (5)

No. procedures; median (IQR)

8 (6)

8 (6)

8 (6)

8 (6)

8 (7)

9 (7)

8 (7)

Gender; n (%)

 Male

2783 (72.02)

2658 (71.16)

2571 (71.90)

2538 (71.74)

2282 (72.54)

1796 (71.78)

14,628 (71.84)

 Female

1081 (27.98)

1077 (28.84)

1005 (28.10)

1000 (28.26)

864 (27.46)

706 (28.22)

5733 (28.16)

Region of residence; n (%)

 North

1025 (16.53)

93 (25.11)

860 (24.05)

856 (24.19)

803 (25.52)

568 (22.70)

5050 (24.80)

 Centre

472 (12.22)

526 (14.08)

488 (13.65)

466 (13.17)

436 (13.86)

368 (14.71)

2756 (13.54)

 Lisbon and the Tagus Valley

1986 (51.40)

1968 (52.69)

1950 (54.53)

1920 (54.27)

1628 (51.75)

1396 (55.80)

10,848 (53.28)

 Alentejo

50 (1.29)

45 (1.20)

39 (1.09)

40 (1.13)

34 (1.08)

29 (1.16)

237 (1.16)

 Algarve

258 (6.68)

203 (5.44)

213 (5.96)

232 (6.56)

227 (7.22)

125 (5.00)

1258 (6.18)

 Other

73 (1.89)

55 (1.47)

26 (0.73)

24 (0.68)

18 (0.57)

16 (0.64)

212 (1.04)

Type of admission; n (%)

 Elective

533 (13.79)

14.40)

590 (16.50)

726 (20.52)

567 (18.02)

426 (17.03)

3380 (16.60)

 Urgent

3331 (86.21)

3197 (85.60)

2986 (83.50)

2812 (79.48)

2579 (81.98)

2076 (82.97)

16,981 (83.40)

Readmission within 30 days; n (%)

 No

3405 (88.12)

3263 (81.36)

3177 (88.84)

3141 (88.78)

2817 (89.54)

2227 (89.01)

18,030 (88.55)

 Yes

459 (11.88)

472 (12.64)

399 (11.16)

397 (11.22)

329 (10.46)

275 (10.99)

2331 (11.45)

In-hospital mortality; n (%)

 No

3306 (85.56)

3248 (86.96)

3140 (87.81)

3131 (88.50)

2766 (87.92)

2204 (88.09)

17,795 (87.40)

 Yes

508 (14.44)

487 (13.04)

436 (12.19)

407 (11.50)

380 (12.08)

298 (11.91)

2566 (12.60)

HIV/AIDS as principal diagnosis; n (%)

 No

953 (24.66)

979 (26.21)

1075 (30.06)

998 (28.21)

1108 (35.22)

512 (20.46)

5625 (27.63)

 Yes

2911 (75.34)

2756 (73.79)

2501 (69.94)

2540 (71.79)

2038 (64.78)

1990 (79.54)

14,736 (72.37)

Pneumocystis pneumonia; n (%)

 No

3610 (93.43)

3439 (92.07)

3315 (92.70)

3284 (92.82)

2920 (92.82)

2300 (91.93)

18,868 (92.67)

 Yes

254 (6.57)

296 (7.93)

261 (7.30)

254 (7.18)

226 (7.18)

202 (8.07)

1493 (7.33)

Hepatitis B; n (%)

No

3699 (95.73)

3580 (95.85)

3382 (94.57)

3386 (95.70)

2985 (94.88)

2379 (95.08)

19,411 (95.33)

Yes

165 (4.27)

155 (4.15)

194 (5.43)

152 (4.30)

161 (5.12)

123 (4.92)

950 (4.67)

Hepatitis C; n (%)

 No

2796 (72.36)

2726 (72.99)

2530 (70.75)

2520 (71.23)

2283 (72.57)

1802 (71.02)

14,657 (71.99)

 Yes

1068 (27.64)

1009 (27.01)

1046 (29.25)

1018 (28.77)

863 (27.43)

700 (27.98)

5704 (28.01)

Tuberculosis; n (%)

No

2118 (54.81)

2039 (54.59)

2008 (46.15)

2100 (59.36)

1828 (58.11)

1382 (55.24)

11,475 (56.36)

Yes

1746 (45.19)

1696 (45.41)

1568 (43.85)

1438 (40.64)

1318 (41.89)

1120 (44.76)

8886 (43.64)