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Table 5 Comparison of length of stay between the matched pairs (Days)

From: A multi-center nested case-control study on hospitalization costs and length of stay due to healthcare-associated infection

Variable

Number of Pairs

(n = 175)

Difference of length of stay in pairs

Median (range)

Statistics

(Z)

P

Classification of the number of hospital beds

 1

29

4.0(−8~ 107)

3.136

0.002

 2

47

4.0(−30~ 52)

2.131

0.033

 3

49

6.0(−56~ 134)

2.716

0.005

 4

50

6.0(−94~ 52)

2.045

0.041

Classification of GDP

 1

19

5.0(−23~ 69)

2.439

0.015

 2

71

3.0(−94~ 134)

1.712

0.087

 3

37

4.0(−30~ 88)

2.106

0.035

 4

48

7.0(−39~ 107)

3.847

0.000

HAIs sites

 Upper respiratory

23

3.0(−21~ 14)

− 2.236

0.026

 Blood related

5

6.0(−22~ 20)

−0.135

0.893

  Superficial incision

20

10.0(−3~ 107)

−3.680

0.000

 Organ lacunar

2

4.5(3~ 6)

−1.342

0.180

 Deep incision

6

12.0(−10~ 52)

− 1.802

0.072

 Intra-abdominal tissue

1

5.0(5~ 5)

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 Urinary

23

6.0(−13~ 88)

−2.480

0.013

 Skin soft-tissue

12

1.0(−14~ 32)

0.157

0.875

 Lower respiratory

76

5.0(−94~ 134)

−2.439

0.015

 Gastrointestinal

6

1.0(−22~ 54)

−0.674

0.500

 Other

1

11.0(11~ 11)

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