Comparison of case mix and hospital mortality of men and women for grouped conditions
| Category | Measure | Men | Women | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Based on χ2 test; †based on t test; ‡based on Mann-Whitney U test. APS, acute physiology score; PMH, past medical history; APACHE II, APACHE II score. | ||||
| Ventricular failure | Mean (median) age | 68.1 (71.0) | 68.8 (71.0) | 0.43† |
| % PMH | 24.5 | 24.4 | 0.97* | |
| Mean (median) APS | 15.5 (15.0) | 14.9 (14.0) | 0.20† | |
| Mean (median) APACHE II | 21.0 (21.0) | 20.6 (20.0) | 0.36† | |
| % Hospital mortality | 55.9 | 48.6 | 0.03* | |
| male: female crude odds ratio (95% CI) | 1.30 (0.95 to 1.75) | |||
| male: female adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | 1.27 (0.91 to 1.75) | |||
| Cardiac arrhythmia | Mean (median) age | 63.9 (66.0) | 68.2 (70.0) | <0.001† |
| % PMH | 13.6 | 14.9 | 0.59* | |
| Mean (median) APS | 14.7 (13.0) | 14.4 (13.0) | 0.73† | |
| Mean (median) APACHE II | 19.4 (18.0) | 19.6 (19.0) | 0.82† | |
| % Hospital mortality | 41.4 | 45.9 | 0.18* | |
| male: female crude odds ratio (95% CI) | 0.94 (0.67 to 1.32) | |||
| male: female adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | 0.92 (0.62 to 1.35) | |||
| Primary brain injury | Mean (median) age | 34.1 (29.0) | 35.7 (30.0) | 0.90‡ |
| % PMH | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.29* | |
| Mean (median) APS | 12.2 (10.0) | 13.0 (11.0) | 0.27† | |
| Mean (median) APACHE II | 13.4 (12.0) | 14.8 (13.0) | 0.13‡ | |
| % Hospital mortality | 28.7 | 39.2 | 0.004* | |
| male: female crude odds ratio (95% CI) | 0.58 (0.39 to 0.87) | |||
| male: female adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | (0.62 (0.38 to 1.01) | |||
| Seizures | Mean (median) age | 39.3 (39.0) | 34.7 (32.0) | 0.01† |
| % PMH | 8.9 | 10.1 | 0.63* | |
| Mean (median) APS | 15.1 (14.0) | 11.3 (10.0) | 0.21† | |
| Mean (median) APACHE II | 19.7 (19.0) | 13.0 (12.0) | 0.1† | |
| % Hospital mortality | 11.5 | 11.0 | 0.85* | |
| male: female crude odds ratio (95% CI) | 0.94 (0.53 to 1.67) | |||
| male: female adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | 0.76 (0.41 to 1.41) | |||
| Neurological bleeding | Mean (median) age | 46.7 (49.0) | 51.0 (52.0) | <0.001† |
| % PMH | 2.7 | 3.5 | 0.53* | |
| Mean [median) APS | 15.0 (14.0) | 16.4 (15.0) | 0.02† | |
| Mean (median) APACHE II | 17.1 (16.0) | 18.9 (17.0) | 0.005† | |
| % Hospital mortality | 59.4 | 71.2 | <0.001* | |
| male: female crude odds ratio (95% CI) | 0.64 (0.44 to 0.93) | |||
| male: female adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | 0.71 (0.48 to 1.08) | |||