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Table 1 Mean length of stay by weekday of admission in patients with low back pain hospitalized in medicine units (N = 173)

From: Influence of weekday of admission and level of distress on length of hospital stay in patients with low back pain: a retrospective cohort study

Weekday of admission

N

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Monday

32

7.28

4.59

3.00

24.00

Tuesday

28

5.89

3.98

2.00

17.00

Wednesday

21

7.05

3.71

1.00

15.00

Thursday

26

7.23

4.16

2.00

20.00

Friday

27

10.33

7.64

3.00

27.00

Saturday

19

10.58

7.24

4.00

27.00

Sunday

20

7.05

5.92

1.00

25.00

  1. N Number of cases, SD Standard deviation, min Minimum, max Maximum