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Table 3 Length of stay (LOHS) for primary THA hospitalizations in Spain from 2001 to 2008

From: Trends in primary total hip arthroplasty in Spain from 2001 to 2008: Evaluating changes in demographics, comorbidity, incidence rates, length of stay, costs and mortality

  

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

P*

Age group

 

LOHS

LOHS

LOHS

LOHS

LOHS

LOHS

LOHS

LOHS

 

40-54*

Mean

11.93

11.15

10.84

10.00

9.70

9.69

8.99

9.06

<0.001

 

Median

10

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

 
 

IQR

8-13

7-12

7-12

7-11

7-10

6-10

6-9

6-9

 

50-64*

Mean

12.02

11.52

11.29

10.53

10.39

10.10

9.61

9.27

<0.001

 

Median

11

10

9

9

8

8

8

8

 
 

IQR

8-14

8-13

8-13

7-12

7-11

7-11

6-10

6-10

 

65-74*

Mean

12.76

12.36

11.75

11.32

10.95

10.67

10.34

10.03

<0.001

 

Median

11

11

10

9

9

9

9

8

 
 

IQR

9-14

8-14

8-13

8-13

7-12

7-12

7-11

7-11

 

75-84

Mean

14.15

13.68

13.31

12.80

12.50

12.31

12.04

11.46

<0.001

 

Median

12

12

11

11

10

10

9

9

 
 

IQR

9-16

9-15

8-15

8-15

8-14

8-14

8-13

7-13

 

≥ 85

Mean

16.20

17.45

16.67

16.27

15.99

15.11

15.37

14.97

0.001

 

Median

13

14

13

12

13

12

12

11

 
 

IQR

10-18

10-20

10-20

9-18

9-19

9-18

8-18

8-17

 

Total

Mean

13.00

12.61

12.18

11.65

11.36

11.13

10.78

10.45

<0.001

 

Median

11

11

10

10

9

9

9

8

 
 

IQR

9-15

8-14

8-14

8-13

7-13

7-12

7-12

7-11

 
  1. IQR Inter quartile range
  2. * P value for comparing means along the study period
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