Table 1

Health resources and characteristics of inpatient admission of sampled township healthcare centres in the three counties 2015

LQYFSGLP value
Number of permanent residents, N180 96176 32665 988
Licensed physician (assistant), N795724
Registered nurse, N622916
Beds, N14811936
Admissions, N194140421013
Male inpatient, N (%)661 (64.0)2127 (53.8)579 (58.2)≤0.001
Age of inpatients: mean (SD)55.1 (20.0)58.3 (20.3)45.5 (18.2)≤0.001
Length of stay (day)6.56 (5.3)5.01 (5.1)4.99 (1.6)≤0.001*
Expenditure per admission, RMB1160 (769)1283 (689)450 (154)≤0.001*
  • χ2 test for sex, analysis of variance for age of inpatients.

  • *Kruskal-Wallis test for length of day and expenditure per admission.

  • FS, Fushun county; GL, Ganluo county; LQY, Longquanyi district.