Table 7

Length of stay, reimbursement, and hospital cost between patients with 3 to 4 stents and controls.

Variable3–4 Stents
(n = 1578)
Control
(n = 707,396)
P Value3–4 Stents vs Control,
Adjusted β (95% CI)
P Value
LOS, d4.41 ± 4.803.63 ± 4.30<0.0010.09 (−0.12 ≤ β ≤ 0.29)0.404
Total reimbursement$24,482.56 ± $16,592.60$21,534.89 ± $15,880.22<0.001$449.88 (−301.56 ≤ β ≤ 1201.32)0.241
Total hospital cost$93,435.13 ± $79,140.99$87,427.30 ± $77,287.800.003$18.82 (−3629.25 ≤ β ≤ 3666.89)0.992
  • Abbreviations: LOS, length of stay; β, standardized beta coefficient.

  • Note: Values in bold denote statistical significance determined by P < 0.05.