Table 1 Demographic data
From: Characteristics of older adult hospitalized patients with bronchial asthma: a retrospective study
Older adult group n = 41 | Younger group n = 140 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 69.9 ± 4.8 | 46.1 ± 14.9 | < 0.001 |
Sex, n (%) | 0.035 | ||
Male | 14 (34.2) | 74 (52.9) | |
Female | 27 (65.9) | 66 (47.1) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.2 ± 3.5 | 24.9 ± 3.7 | 0.615 |
Smoking (packs/year) | 32.5 ± 18.4 | 15.5 ± 13.9 | 0.003 |
Age at asthma diagnosis (years) | 57.4 ± 13.7 | 38.9 ± 14.6 | < 0.001 |
Disease duration (years) | 12.6 ± 12.9 | 7.2 ± 9.5 | 0.004 |
Type of asthma, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||
Early-onset asthma | 3 (7.3) | 67 (47.9) | |
Late-onset asthma | 38 (92.7) | 73 (52.1) | |
History of allergy, n (%) | 0.759 | ||
Yes | 13 (31.7) | 48 (34.3) | |
No | 28 (68.3) | 92 (65.7) | |
Current home address, n (%) | 0.258 | ||
City | 38 (92.7) | 137 (97.9) | |
Rural area | 3 (7.3) | 3 (2.1) | |
Insurance, n (%) | > 0.99 | ||
Yes | 39 (95.1) | 132 (94.3) | |
No | 2 (4.9) | 8 (5.7) | |
Hospital stays (days) | 11.1 ± 2.2 | 10.1 ± 3.4 | 0.022 |
Hospitalization costs (yuan) | 9465 ± 2624 | 7663 ± 3332 | < 0.001 |