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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 50,314)

From: Measuring patient acuity and nursing care needs in South Korea: application of a new patient classification system

Variables

Median (interquartile range) or n (%)

Age, years

58 (44–68)

 < 10

2,569 (5.1)

 1019

2,569 (5.1)

 2029

2,040 (4.1)

 3039

4,361 (8.7)

 4049

6,030 (12.0)

 5059

10,435 (20.7)

 6069

12,626 (25.1)

  > 70

10,884 (21.6)

Male sex

25,853 (51.4)

Hospital stay, days

5 (3–11)

 < 3

16,958 (33.7)

 4–7

15,063 (29.9)

 8–14

9,301 (18.5)

 15–30

5,201 (10.3)

 31–90

2,938 (5.8)

  > 91

853 (5.8)

Evaluation timing

 March

10,929 (21.7)

 June

13,032 (25.9)

 September

12,635 (25.1)

 December

13,718 (27.3)

Mean PCS scores

 APCS

28.3 ± 15.6

 KPCS-1

25.7 ± 12.0

 KPCS-GW

21.6 ± 10.9