| | | Total | Microbiology test ordered | | No | Yes |
| | Gender | 6,298 (100) | 923 | 5,375 | | Male | 3,222 (51.2 | 423 (13.1) | 2799 (86.9) | | Female | 3,076 (48.8) | 500 (16.3) | 2576 (83.8) |
| | Age in years, median (IQR) | 79 (68–86) | 80 (68–87) | 79 (67–9) |
| | Age group in years | | ≤65 | 1,412 (22.4) | 193 (13.7) | 1219 (86.3) | | 66–75 | 1,141 (18.1) | 144 (12.6) | 997 (87.4) | | 76–85 | 1,951 (31) | 290 (14.9) | 1,661 (85.1) | | ≥86 | 1,794 (28.5) | 296 (16.5) | 1,498 (83.5) |
| | Source of referral | | ED | 5,931 (94.2) | 810 (13.7) | 5,121 (86.3) | | Other (e.g., medical practitioner) | 367 (5.8) | 113 (30.8) | 254 (69.2) |
| | Urgency on admission | | Urgent | 6,074 (96.4) | 846 (13.9) | 5,228 (86.1) | | Nonurgent | 224 (3.6) | 77 (34.4) | 147 (65.6) |
| | Number of laboratory tests ordered, median (IQR) | 10 (7–13) | 4 (2–6) | 10 (8–13) |
| | Number of microbiology tests ordered, median (IQR) | 3 (1–4) | — | 3 (1–4) |
| | AR-DRG complexity | | Minor/intermediate | 2,064 (32.8) | 413 (20) | 1,651 (80) | | Major | 4,234 (67.2) | 510 (12.1) | 3,724 (88) |
| | Procedure conducted | | No | 1,128 (17.9) | 310 (27.5) | 818 (72.5) | | Yes | 5,170 (82.1) | 613 (11.9) | 4,557 (88.1) |
| | Charlson comorbidity index, median (IQR) | 7 (4–11) | 5 (3–9) | 7 (4–11) |
| | Charlson comorbidity index | | 0 | 1,572 (25) | 265 (16.9) | 1,307 (83.1) | | 1 | 1,428 (22.7) | 217 (15.2) | 1,211 (84.8) | | 2 | 1,172 (18.6) | 159 (13.6) | 1,013 (86.4) | | >2 | 2,126 (33.8) | 282 (13.3) | 1,844 (86.7) |
| | Year of admission | | 2016 | 1,972 (31.3) | 291 (14.8) | 1,681 (85.2) | | 2017 | 2,121 (33.7) | 311 (14.7) | 1,810 (85.3) | | 2018 | 2,205 (35.0) | 321 (14.6) | 1,884 (85.4) |
| | Hospital | | STG | 1,901 (30.2) | 285 (15) | 1,616 (85.0) | | POW | 1,221 (19.4) | 238 (19.5) | 983 (80.5) | | TSH | 1,219 (19.4) | 157 (12.9) | 1,062 (87.1) | | WOL | 1,083 (17.2) | 133 (12.3) | 950 (87.7) | | SHH | 471 (7.5) | 70 (14.9) | 401 (85.1) | | SHV | 403 (6.4) | 40 (9.9) | 363 (90.1) |
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