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Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of malaria related hospitalizations, CMBD 2002–2015, Spain

From: Imported cases of malaria in Spain: observational study using nationally reported statistics and surveillance data, 2002–2015

Variable

n (%)

Gender

 Male

6064 (63.8)

 Female

3442 (36.2)

Age-groups (years)

 < 15

1643 (17.3)

 15–24

991 (10.4)

 25–34

2739 (28.8)

 35–44

2329 (24.5)

 ≥ 45

1810 19)

Type of admission

 Urgent

8998 (94.6)

 Programmed

507 (5.3)

 Others/unknown

8 (0.1)

Type of discharge

 Home

9113 (95.8)

 Transfer

186 (2)

 Voluntary discharge

110 (1.2)

 Others/unknown

24 (0.3)

 Exitus

80 (0.8)

Hospitalization time

 < 1 week

7154 (75.2)

 ≥ 1 week

2359 (24.8)

 

Mean

Median (IQ range)

Age (years)

31.9

33 (23–41)

Hospitalization time (days)

5.9

4 (3–6)

Hospitalization cost (euro)

4149.3

3994.9 (3062–4296)