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Table 2 Hospitalization incidence according to age group

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

Range age

Hospitalization

Length of stay

Frequency (%)

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

20–29a

63,232 (4.1)

< 0.0001 b c d e f g

5.8 ± 0.1

< 0.05 b c d e f g

30–39b

95,568 (6.1)

< 0.0001 a c d e f g

6.0 ± 0.2

< 0.05 a c d e

40–49c

180,601 (11.6)

< 0.0001 a b d e f

6.2 ± 0.2

< 0.05 a b d f g

50–59d

329,103 (21.1)

< 0.0001 a b c e g

6.4 ± 0.3

< 0.05 a b c f g

60–69e

397,121 (25.5)

< 0.0001 a b c d f g

6.3 ± 0.3

< 0.05 a b f g

70–79f

322,043 (20.6)

< 0.0001 a b c e g

6.0 ± 0.3

< 0.05 a c d e

80- > 80g

172,392 (11.1)

< 0.0001 a b d e f

5.9 ± 0.1

< 0.05 a c d e

Total

1,560,060 (100)

 

6.2 ± 0.2

 
  1. Values are expressed in absolute numbers, percentage (%) and mean ± standard deviation. a20–29 years; b30–39 years; c40–49 years; d 50–59 year; e60–69 years; f70–79 years and g80- > 80 years; expressing statistically significant differences among regions and length of stay by two-way ANOVA with pos hoc Tukey (p < 0.05). Source: Ministry of Health - SUS Hospital Information System (SIH/SUS)