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Table 3 Univariate analysis of LOS distributed by infectious condition

From: The impact of methicillin-resistant S. aureus on length of stay, readmissions and costs: a register based case-control study of patients hospitalized in Norway

Length of stay

Cases (n = 95)

Controls (n = 346)

Negative binomial regression

 

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Median (IQR)

Mean (SD)

Ratio of mean duration

95% CI

p-value

All patients (n = 95/441)

6.00 (3.00–15.00)

13.71 (17.24)

4.00 (2.00–7.00)

6.05 (9.61)

2.08

1.75–2.47

<0.05

 • No infections (n = 42/227)

9.50 (3.00–23.00)

14.36 (13.87)

3.00 (2.00–6.00)

5.75 (9.03)

2.48

1.91–3.21

<0.05

 • Any infection (n = 53/214)

5.00 (3.00–13.00)

13.19 (19.62)

4.00 (2.00–7.00)

6.40 (10.25)

1.58

1.26–1.98

<0.05

  - Non-severe infections (n = 31/131)

5.00 (3.00–9.00)

8.94 (19.27)

3.00 (2.00–5.00)

5.18 (10.84)

1.40

1.02–1.92

<0.05

  - Severe infections (n = 15/65)

14.00 (5.00–36.00)

21.60 (20.69)

5.00 (4.00–12.00)

8.88 (9.70)

1.86

1.33–2.62

<0.05

  1. IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard deviation, CI Confidence interval