Table 4: Postoperative length of stay by age groups.
Age groups |
N |
Median (IQR) |
Mean (SD) |
Age (65-75) |
3811 |
4 (3-5) |
4.33 (7.64) |
Age (76-89) |
10467 |
4 (3-6) |
4.59 (8.87) |
A nonparametric Mann-Whitney U Test (because of the skewed distributions) revealed that difference in postoperative length of stay between the two age groups is significant (P = 0.001). However, after adjusting for Gender, BMI, Functional status and ASA class, general linear model showed no significance (P = 0.63).