| Prevalent patients | Incident patients | All patients |
---|---|---|---|
n = 197 | n = 204 | n = 401 | |
Mean (min; max) follow-up time | 3.17 (0.01; 5.00) | 1.80 (0.01; 4.78) | 2.47 (0.01; 5.00) |
Total number of hospital admissions | 491 | 415 | 906 |
Average number of hospital admissions per patienta | 2.49 | 2.03 | 2.26 |
Average number of hospital admissions per patient year | 0.79 | 1.13 | 0.91 |
Average length of hospital stay, days (SD) | 8.9 (11.0)b | 8.9 (11.4) | 8.9 (11.2) |