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Table 1 Hospitalization incidence, sex and average hospital stay by region

From: Diabetes mellitus hospitalization and mortality rate according to a national database in Brazil: a longitudinal study

Regions

Hospitalization

Sex (%)

Length of stay

Frequency (%)

p-value

Male

Female

Mean ± SD

p value

Northa

141,004 (9.0)

< 0.05

b c d

65,350

(4.2)

75,654

(4.8)

6.3 ± 0.3

< 0.05

c d e

Northeastb

495,412 (31.8)

< 0.05

a c d e

213,967

(13.7)

281,445

(18)

6.1 ± 0.4

< 0.05

c d e

Southeastc

539,078 (34.6)

< 0.05

a b d e

262,021

(16.8)

277,057

(17.8)

6.7 ± 0.1

< 0.05

a b d e

Southd

262,059 (16.8)

< 0.05

a b c e

112,730

(7.2)

149,329

(9.6)

5.3 ± 0.1

< 0.05

a b c

Midweste

122,507 (7.9)

< 0.05

b c d

55,819

(3.6)

66,688

(4.3)

5.6 ± 0.5

< 0.05

a b c

Total

1,560,060 (100)

 

709,887

(45.5)

850,173

(54.5)

6.2 ± 0.2

 
  1. Values are expressed in absolute numbers, percentage (%) and mean ± standard deviation. aNorth; bNortheast; cSoutheast; dSouth and eMidwest; expressing statistically significant differences among regions and length of stay by two-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey (p < 0.05). Source: Ministry of Health - SUS Hospital Information System (SIH/SUS)