Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of the Libyan patients included in the study
Patient characteristics | Tripoli Medical Center (TMC) | Tripoli Central Hospital (TCH) | Benghazi Medical Center (BMC) | Sabha Medical Center (SMC) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (n, %) | 7650 (34.5) | 3921 (17.7) | 6259 (28.2) | 4340 (19.6) | 22,170 (100.0) |
Sex | |||||
Male | 3380 | 1951 | 2850 | 2030 | 10,211(46.1) |
Female | 4270 | 1970 | 3409 | 2310 | 11,959 (53.9) |
Age (years) | |||||
< 18 | 1210 | 340 | 723 | 582 | 2855 (12.9) |
18–30 | 371 | 110 | 360 | 289 | 1130 (5.1) |
31–40 | 736 | 435 | 613 | 589 | 2373(10.7) |
41–50 | 2149 | 643 | 1620 | 1431 | 5843 (26.4) |
51–60 | 2559 | 692 | 2179 | 1520 | 6950 (26.4) |
> 60 | 1320 | 314 | 875 | 510 | 3019 (13.6) |
Ward | |||||
Medical | 3291 | 897 | 1789 | 1379 | 7356 (33.2) |
Surgery | 2310 | 870 | 1969 | 1564 | 6713 (30.3) |
OB/Gyn | 1870 | 0.0 | 1265 | 841 | 3976 (17.9) |
Pediatrics | 1350 | 0.0 | 823 | 682 | 2855 (12.9) |
ICU | 521 | 208 | 331 | 210 | 1270 (5.7) |