Table 2 Demographic characteristics for low-income population and normal population patients with appendicitis in Taiwan between 2003 and 2011
From: Epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy for the low-income population in Taiwan, 2003–2011
Variable | Low income population (n = 2,916) | Normal population (n = 209,206) | pvalue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Gender a | 0.000 | ||||
Female | 1,455 | 49.90% | 112,421 | 53.74% | |
Male | 1,455 | 49.90% | 95,551 | 45.67% | |
Undefined | 6 | 0.21% | 1,234 | 0.59% | |
Comorbidities c | 0.000 | ||||
0 | 2,766 | 94.69% | 198,878 | 94.93% | |
1 | 140 | 4.79% | 9,714 | 4.64% | |
≥2 | 15 | 0.52% | 912 | 0.43% | |
Complicated appendicitis | 0.000 | ||||
No | 2,142 | 73.46% | 154,798 | 73.99% | |
Yes | 774 | 26.54% | 54,408 | 26.01% | |
Readmission for complication | 0.003 | ||||
No | 2,820 | 96.71% | 202,830 | 96.95% | |
Yes | 96 | 3.29% | 6,376 | 3.05% | |
Hospital mortality | 0.000 | ||||
No | 2,904 | 99.59% | 208,953 | 99.88% | |
Yes | 12 | 0.41% | 253 | 0.12% | |
Diagnostic accuracy b | 0.004 | ||||
No | 79 | 2.94% | 7,162 | 3.63% | |
Yes | 2,608 | 97.06% | 190,166 | 96.37% | |
Hospital level c | 0.000 | ||||
District hospital | 686 | 23.39% | 34,876 | 16.55% | |
Regional hospital | 1,530 | 52.17% | 103,730 | 49.21% | |
Medical center | 717 | 24.45% | 72,175 | 34.24% | |
Area level c | 0.000 | ||||
Urban | 2,219 | 75.97% | 179,919 | 85.78% | |
Suburban | 647 | 22.15% | 27,761 | 13.24% | |
Rural | 55 | 1.88% | 2,064 | 0.98% | |