Table 4 The length of hospitalization according to socio-demographic, socio-economic, and health status of subjects (N = 11,793)
Characteristics | Health insurance subscribers (n = 10,838) Days M ± SD | t or F(p) | Medical aid beneficiaries (n = 955) Days M ± SD | t or F(p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Men | 26.55 ± 46.57 | 3.69 | 45.51 ± 70.20 | 2.60 |
Women | 18.47 ± 27.68 | (<.001) | 21.06 ± 34.05 | (.011) | |
Age | ≤19 | 0.57 ± 3.98 | 3.01 | 5.21 ± 38.09 | 1.59 |
20–29 | 1.11 ± 6.09 | (<.001) | 1.86 ± 5.80 | (.205) | |
30–39 | 0.81 ± 3.44 | 6.91 ± 26.05 | −0.35 | ||
40–49 | 1.28 ± 10.74 | 5.49 ± 31.50 | (.725) | ||
50–59 | 1.34 ± 7.31 | 5.71 ± 26.42 | |||
60–69 | 2.94 ± 13.86 | 8.57 ± 33.62 | |||
≥70 | 5.62 ± 22.55 | 4.37 ± 14.16 | |||
Having a spouse | Yes | 2.54 ± 14.75 | 3.37 | 5.89 ± 28.44 | −0.35 |
No | 3.68 ± 15.98 | (.001) | 5.25 ± 23.17 | (.725) | |
Household | Single | 3.85 ± 14.44 | −2.99 | 6.56 ± 25.87 | −1.12 |
Type | Non-single | 2.68 ± 15.22 | (.003) | 4.72 ± 23.97 | (.263) |
Education | None | 5.92 ± 22.78 | 1.32 | 6.05 ± 26.72 | 1.62 |
(Graduation) | Primary | 5.12 ± 21.49 | (<.001) | 5.05 ± 19.57 | (.183) |
Secondary | 2.10 ± 12.13 | 5.44 ± 28.72 | |||
College | 1.14 ± 7.30 | 5.38 ± 15.83 | |||
Private health | Join | 1.57 ± 7.81 | 9.25 | 3.29 ± 11.47 | 2.18 |
Insurance | Do not join | 4.59 ± 21.16 | (<.001) | 6.07 ± 27.46 | (.029) |
Public pension | Join | 1.73 ± 9.00 | 8.13 | 5.23 ± 30.13 | 0.08 |
Do not join | 4.30 ± 20.31 | (<.001) | 5.45 ± 24.09 | (.934) | |
Residential | City | 2.25 ± 12.14 | 5.78 | 5.06 ± 24.61 | 1.06 |
Area | Rural | 5.17 ± 23.07 | (<.001) | 7.35 ± 25.26 | (.289) |
Administrative | Capital | 1.98 ± 10.53 | 5.16 | 3.87 ± 19.71 | 1.47 |
Area | Non-capital | 3.35 ± 17.13 | (<.001) | 6.13 ± 26.66 | (.143) |
Financial activity | Yes | 1.84 ± 10.06 | 9.33 | 3.96 ± 21.42 | 2.27 |
Participation | No | 11.78 ± 35.39 | (<.001) | 8.12 ± 29.69 | (.024) |
Low-income | Yes | 4.16 ± 17.99 | 5.50 | 5.60 ± 25.44 | 0.74 |
Household | No | 2.26 ± 13.54 | (<.001) | 3.34 ± 12.73 | (.460) |
Perceived health | Very good | 0.51 ± 4.03 | 20.36 | 0.28 ± 1.40 | 2.48 |
Status | Good | 0.86 ± 4.82 | (<.001) | 1.14 ± 7.10 | (.043) |
Neutral | 2.07 ± 8.72 | 2.19 ± 10.76 | |||
Poor | 7.49 ± 25.51 | 8.90 ± 34.02 | |||
Very poor | 31.30 ± 58.37 | 13.54 ± 28.08 | |||
Presence of | Yes | 4.36 ± 18.82 | −12.85 | 6.60 ± 2746 | −5.68 |
Chronic illness | No | 0.94 ± 7.77 | (<.001) | 0.76 ± 3.61 | (<.001) |
Disability | Yes | 6.87 ± 29.50 | −4.87 | 8.21 ± 36.90 | −1.83 |
No | 2.36 ± 12.01 | (<.001) | 4.14 ± 16.32 | (.068) |