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Table 3 Summary - days in hospital and number of admissions, for each group

From: The rise of assertive community interventions in South Africa: a randomized control trial assessing the impact of a modified assertive intervention on readmission rates; a three year follow-up

Cases n = 32; controls n = 24

Mean (SD)

% of n with admissions

Days in hospital

Pre-date of inclusion

Cases

264.8 (108.0)

100%

 

Controls

261.5 169.8)

100%

Post-date of inclusion

Cases

35.2 (64.4)

40.60%

 

Controls

51.5 (219.2)

75%

Pre-Post date of inclusion

Cases

229.7 (130.2)

 
 

Controls

110 (187.6)

 
 

Median (IQR)

Wilcoxon test

Estimate (Cl)

p-value

Pre-date of inclusion

Cases

256.0 (174.2, 319.2)

27 (−38, 92)

0.376

 

Controls

202.0 (152.8, 311.5)

  

Post-date of inclusion

Cases

0.0 (0.0, 52.0)

−53 (−96, −6)

0.002

 

Controls

88.0 (6.8, 161.2)

  

Pre-Post date of inclusion

Cases

230.0 (147.8, 314.8)

93 (24, 177)

0.013

 

Controls

130.0 (57.8, 235.0)

  

Cases n = 32; controls n = 24

Mean (SD)

  

Number of admissions

    

Pre-date of inclusion

Cases

4 (1.8)

  
 

Controls

4 (1.5)

  

Post-date of inclusion

Cases

1.5 (0.8)

  
 

Controls

2 (1.3)

  

Pre-Post date of inclusion

Cases

4 (2)

  
 

Controls

2 (1.8)

  
 

Median (IQR)

Wilcoxon test

Estimate (Cl)

p-value

Pre-date of inclusion

Cases

4.0 (3.0, 5.0)

0 (0, 1)

0.515

 

Controls

3.0 (3.0, 4.0)

  

Post-date of inclusion

Cases

0.0 (0.0, 1.0)

−1 (−2, 0)

0.001

 

Controls

2.0 (0.8, 2.3)

  

*Pre-Post date of inclusion

Cases

3.56 (2.0)

1.4 (0.4, 2.5)

0.007

 

Controls

2.13 (1.8)

  
  1. *Summarised using mean (sd).