Comparison of cost and length of stay for hospitalization between subjects with and without systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Data are mean ± SD (median) and no. (%).
| Hospitalization Cost, US$ | Length of Stay, days | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | Non-SLE | SLE | p | Non-SLE | SLE | p |
| All strokes | 3027 ± 6911 (951) | 6815 ± 11700 (2064) | < 0.0001 | 15.1 ± 36.4 (7.00) | 19.9 ± 27.6 (10.0) | 0.02 |
| Hemorrhagic stroke | ||||||
| All | 6123 ± 7667 (3083) | 13217 ± 15989 (8417) | < 0.0001 | 21.2 ± 19.9 (16.0) | 26.1 ± 28.6 (17.0) | 0.12 |
| Subarachnoid | 9867 ± 9973 (8720) | 12289 ± 15249 (9165) | 0.50 | 21.0 ± 19.1 (17.0) | 24.4 ± 35.3 (14.6) | 0.66 |
| Intracerebral | 5310 ± 6861 (2790) | 13512 ± 16291 (7488) | < 0.0001 | 21.2 ± 20.1 (15.5) | 26.7 ± 26.3 (19.5) | 0.11 |
| Ischemic stroke | 2080 ± 6378 (804) | 4323 ± 8315 (1469) | 0.0001 | 13.3 ± 39.9 (6.00) | 17.5 ± 26.8 (8.00) | 0.09 |
| Cases in ICU, n (%) | 17 (3.09) | 52 (12.6) | < 0.0001 | |||
ICU: intensive care unit.