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Table 1 Patient characteristics and in-hospital deaths

From: Mortality and risk assessment for anorexia nervosa in acute-care hospitals: a nationwide administrative database analysis

 

n (%)

Deaths (%)

p value

Total

6937

195 (2.8)

 

Sex

 

<.001

 Male

361 (5.2)

22 (6.1)

 

 Female

6576 (94.8)

173 (2.6)

 

Age at first hospitalization

 

0.009

 12–15

1373 (19.8)

2 (0.0)

 

 16–19

942 (13.6)

7 (0.1)

 

 20–29

1262 (18.2)

18 (0.3)

 

 30–39

1305 (18.8)

41 (0.6)

 

 40–49

1060 (15.3)

41 (0.6)

 

 50–59

485 (7.0)

27 (0.4)

 

 60–69

196 (2.8)

17 (0.2)

 

 70–79

148 (2.1)

15 (0.2)

 

  ≥ 80

166 (2.4)

27 (0.4)

 

Proportion of actual weight to ideal weight (SD)

 

<.001

 

61.5 (9.1)

55.0 (9.4)

 

Charlson Comorbidity Index

 

<.001

 0

5913 (85.2)

127 (1.8)

 

 1

189 (2.7)

13 (0.2)

 

 2

724 (10.4)

38 (0.5)

 

  ≥ 3

111 (1.6)

17 (0.2)

 

Hospital Type

 

<.001

 University

3047 (43.9)

163 (2.3)

 

 Non-university

3890 (56.1)

32 (0.5)

 

Frequency of hospitalization

 

0.128

 1

4940 (71.2)

154 (2.2)

 

 2

1141 (16.4)

23 (0.3)

 

 3

401 (5.8)

10 (0.1)

 

 4

210 (3.0)

2 (0.0)

 

 5

70 (1.0)

3 (0.0)

 

  ≥ 6

166 (2.4)

3 (0.0)

 

 Maximum

30

8

 

Physical status at admission

  

 Bradycardia

43 (0.6)

1 (0.0)

0.999

 Hypotension

146 (2.1)

34 (0.5)

<.001

Other psychological disorder

  

 Anxiety disorder

678 (9.8)

7 (0.1)

0.002

 Mood disorder

898 (12.9)

20 (0.3)

0.329

 Schizophrenia

533 (7.7)

12 (0.2)

0.496

 Binge eating and purging

745 (10.7)

10 (0.1)

0.009