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Table 1 Mean and Standard Deviation of Selected Characteristics and per Diem Costs for Cases and Matches

From: Comparing methods to estimate incremental inpatient costs and length of stay due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Alberta, Canada

   

Female (N)

LOS (days)

Full Cost ($)

Full Cost per Diem ($)

Age (Years)

HAC

CASE

152

50

47.07 (49.9)

87,169.36 (124,352.98)

2045.00 (1573.69)

68.09 (18.1)

MATCH

1510

490

14.19 (26.1)

29,622.79 (52,720.39)

2846.78 (2853.81)

67.82 (18.2)

p value

  

<.0001

<.0001

<.0001

0.7677

HAI

CASE

37

16

56.08 (59.8)

147,457.83 (136,521.87)

3094.71 (2138.34)

55.70 (20.5)

MATCH

370

160

27.53 (41.2)

81,255.88 (154,957.10)

2923.51 (1852.18)

55.31 (20.4)

p value

  

<.0001

<.0001

0.9212

0.9679

CAC

CASE

44

20

11.07 (15.0)

30,257.82 (57,664.19)

2260.04 (1471.44)

53.95 (19.7)

MATCH

440

200

11.52 (27.8)

25,315.65 (68,942.20)

2160.62 (1620.05)

53.98 (19.2)

p value

  

0.0079

0.0134

0.5974

0.9734

CAI

CASE

23

12

24.17 (24.5)

66,334.35 (84,819.14)

2234.48 (1051.56)

53.91 (17.9)

MATCH

230

120

10.44 (20.4)

27,859.56 (39,070.72)

3716.91 (3196.77)

53.70 (16.6)

p value

  

<.0001

0.0274

0.0092

0.9988

CAC-A

CASE

187

72

11.36 (21.4)

26,516.53 (43,379.84)

2842.90 (2447.30)

50.72 (19.1)

MATCH

1860

710

9.22 (21.2)

17,748.70 (37,594.47)

2601.54 (2327.25)

50.78 (18.7)

p value

  

<.0001

0.0001

0.069

0.8602

CAI-A

CASE

84

28

16.75 (22.6)

36,933.50 (56,716.14)

2556.93 (2311.21)

50.55 (16.4)

MATCH

840

280

9.29 (18.3)

17,282.27 (24,006.20)

2553.57 (2172.21)

50.43 (16.6)

p value

  

<.0001

<.0001

0.8968

0.9131

  1. HAC Hospital-Acquired Colonization, HAI Hospital-Acquired Infection, CAC Community-Acquired Colonization, CAI Community-Acquired Infection, CAC-A Community-Acquired Colonization Identified upon Admission, CAI-A Community-Acquired Colonization Identified upon Admission