Table 2 Patient characteristics divided into total population and vulnerable vs. non-vulnerable patients
From: Impacts of patient characteristics on hospital care experience in 34,000 Swedish patients
Variable | Total population | Vulnerable | Non-vulnerable | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | ||||
Female | 16738 (54) | 4086 (59) | 4339 (47) | <0.0001 |
Age class | ||||
<= 44 years | 4162 (13) | 387 (5) | 1748 (18) | |
45-64 years | 8376 (26) | 1438 (20) | 2811 (30) | |
65-74 years | 8150 (26) | 1637 (23) | 2630 (28) | |
> = 75 years | 11086 (35) | 3557 (51) | 2275 (24) | <0.0001 |
Healthcare utilization within last 6 month | ||||
Never | 6362 (20) | 634 (9) | 2763 (29) | |
Once | 5042 (16) | 779 (11) | 1848 (20) | |
2-3 times | 9672 (31) | 2277 (33) | 2707 (29) | |
> = 4 times | 10493 (33) | 3282 (47) | 2111 (22) | <0.0001 |
Native language | ||||
Yes | 29348 (92) | 6426 (91) | 8880 (94) | <0.0001 |
Education | ||||
Elementary school | 15169 (48) | 4156 (60) | 3763 (40) | |
High school | 10075 (32) | 1839 (26) | 3338 (36) | |
University | 6111 (19) | 948 (14) | 2201 (24) | <0.0001 |
Self-rated health | ||||
Excellent | 3243 (10) | 0 (0) | 1505 (16) | |
Very good | 10873 (34) | 0 (0) | 3102 (32) | |
Good | 9096 (29) | 0 (0) | 4944 (52) | |
Fairly good | 5787 (18) | 5271 (74) | 0 (0) | |
Poor | 2747 (9) | 1831 (26) | 0 (0) | <0.0001 |
Functional impairment | ||||
Dependence | 15290 (48) | 7102 (100) | 0 (0) | |
Independence | 16594 (52) | 0 (0) | 9551 (100) | <0.0001 |