Table 3 Characteristics of inpatient hypertension visits from 2014 to 2019
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | ||||||
Male | 353 (37.43) | 229 (42.80) | 214 (44.12) | 111 (47.23) | 94 (51.65) | 107 (47.77) |
Female | 437 (46.34) | 235 (43.93) | 244 (50.31) | 124 (52.77) | 88 (48.35) | 115 (51.34) |
Missing | 153 (16.23) | 71 (13.27) | 27 (5.57) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.89) |
Age group, n (%) | ||||||
18–44 | 20 (2.12) | 28 (5.23) | 18 (3.71) | 13 (5.53) | 19 (10.44) | 16 (7.14) |
45–59 | 194 (20.57) | 107 (20.00) | 98 (20.21) | 74 (31.49) | 51 (28.02) | 51 (22.77) |
60–74 | 443 (46.98) | 249 (46.54) | 239 (49.28) | 107 (45.53) | 89 (48.90) | 103 (45.98) |
75- | 133 (14.10) | 80 (14.95) | 103 (21.24) | 41 (17.45) | 23 (12.64) | 50 (22.32) |
Missing | 153 (16.23) | 71 (13.28) | 27 (5.56) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 4 (1.79) |
Poverty or not, n (%) | ||||||
Yes | 299 (31.71) | 169 (31.59) | 158 (32.58) | 82 (34.89) | 69 (37.91) | 99 (44.20) |
NO | 644 (68.29) | 366 (68.41) | 327 (67.42) | 153 (65.11) | 113 (62.09) | 125 (55.80) |
Distribution of patients, n (%) | ||||||
Township hospitals | 650 (68.93) | 298 (55.70) | 296 (61.03) | 125 (53.19) | 65 (35.71) | 86 (38.39) |
County hospitals | 222 (23.54) | 184 (34.39) | 124 (25.57) | 51 (21.70) | 48 (26.37) | 52 (23.22) |
Outside the county | 71 (7.53) | 53 (9.91) | 65 (13.40) | 59 (25.11) | 69 (37.92) | 86 (38.39) |
Medical cost per visit, mean±(SD) | 2122.23 ± 1657.32 | 2726.82 ± 2540.39 | 2681.12 ± 2414.48 | 2675.16 ± 2516.69 | 2140.45 ± 1916.27 | 2151.96 ± 2639.43 |
Drug proportion, % | 62.41 | 53.80 | 47.98 | 38.49 | 43.17 | 40.77 |
Length of stay, mean±(SD) | 7.02 ± 3.67 | 7.79 ± 9.02 | 7.44 ± 6.82 | 8.34 ± 20.00 | 6.59 ± 17.01 | 7.68 ± 19.63 |
Ratio of infusion, % | 96.82 | 97.20 | 93.61 | 87.23 | 65.38 | 54.91 |
Ratio of drug combination, % | 43.80 | 39.63 | 47.84 | 49.79 | 45.60 | 44.20 |
Overall | 943 | 535 | 485 | 235 | 182 | 224 |