Characteristics of 922 hospitalizations of RA or SLE patients
| SLE | RA | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12 | 2001-06 | p-value | 2007-12 | 2001-06 | p-value | |
| (n=257) | (n=192) | (n=290) | (n=183) | |||
| Mortality, n (%) | 28 (10.9) | 24 (12.5) | 0.706 | 41 (14.1) | 25 (13.7) | 0.992 |
| Women, n (%) | 215 (83.7) | 171 (89.1) | 0.135 | 237 (81.7) | 141 (77.0) | 0.263 |
| Age* | 29.7 (13.0) | 29.8 (12.4) | 0.952 | 57.5 (17.1) | 58.1 (16.1) | 0.687 |
| Spring, n (%) | 58 (57.4) | 43 (42.6) | 0.755 | 95 (32.8) | 45 (32.1) | 0.203 |
| Summer, n (%) | 71 (56.8) | 54 (43.2) | 60 (56.6) | 46 (43.4) | ||
| Autumn, n (%) | 62 (53.9) | 53 (46.1) | 71 (62.3) | 43 (37.7) | ||
| Winter, n (%) | 66 (61.1) | 42 (38.9) | 64 (56.6) | 49 (43.4) | ||
| Stroke, n (%) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0%) | 1.000 | 3 (1.0) | 6 (3.3) | 0.095 |
| CV, n (%) | 6 (2.3) | 17 (8.9) | 0.004 | 23 (7.9) | 9 (4.9) | 0.279 |
| Infections, n (%) | 52 (20.2) | 25 (13.0) | 0.06 | 65 (22.4) | 37 (20.2) | 0.652 |
| Cancer, n (%) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (2.1) | 0.169 | 7 (2.4) | 5 (2.7) | 1.000 |
| DM2, n (%) | 10 (3.9) | 5 (2.6) | 0.627 | 48 (16.6) | 28 (15.3) | 0.816 |
| Systemic hypertension, n (%) | 30 (11.7) | 14 (7.3) | 0.166 | 85 (29.3) | 43 (23.5) | 0.201 |
| CRF, n (%) | 42 (16.3) | 32 (16.7) | 1.000 | 17 (5.8) | 6 (3.3) | 0.292 |
↵* Mean (SD). CV: Cardiovascular diseases, DM2: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, CRF: Chronic renal failure.