Diagnosis classifications were based on the APACHE II classifications, hence diagnosis category weight [17].
The main diagnosis category was selected when multiple diagnoses were given.
However, if we compare individuals within the same diagnosis category, the uninsured are actually healthier, with a lower number of chronic conditions and a lower risk of mortality.
*The following variables were entered in the model age, gender, APACHE II score on admission, admission diagnosis category, chronic comorbidities, mechanical ventilation, and admission physiological and clinical variables (coma, heart rate > 150 beats/minute, SBP < 90 mm HG, and AKI).
Analysing patients by their clinical diagnosis category, we did not find statistically significant differences (p>0.10) between the two weeks for surgical patients (36,711 admissions; 12.3% of all admissions) and for patients with neoplasms (8,516 admissions; 2.8% of all admissions).
Diagnosis classifications were based on the APACHE II classifications, hence diagnosis category weight [ 17].
Table 1 describes the demographic distributions for the study population by diagnosis category.
The largest increase in number of deaths was seen in the diagnosis category dementia: 75%.
: Significant differences between groups of study within a candidiasis diagnosis category (p < 0.001).
Numbers of subjects with recent mental health disorder diagnosis by ICD-9CM coded diagnosis category were determined.
The median age, sex, APACHE II score, SAPS II or diagnosis category did not differ between the groups.
