Table 2 Clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with AECOPD: Overall and by diabetes status
|  | Total (N = 5334) | Diabetes (N = 572) | No diabetes (N = 4762) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct hospitalization cost |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 N (missing) | 5315 (19) | 570 (2) | 4745 (17) |  |
 Median (IQR) (RMB, ¥) | 9827.5 (7088.1, 13,890.0) | 11,088.6 (8032.0, 15,545.2) | 9672.5 (7045.1, 13,640.0) |  |
Length of Stay, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.017 |
 N (missing) | 5315 (19) | 567 (5) | 4748 (14) |  |
 ≤ 10 | 2886 (54.3) | 281 (49.6) | 2605 (54.9) |  |
 > 10 | 2429 (45.7) | 286 (50.4) | 2143 (45.1) |  |
CAT score at discharge, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.306 |
 N (missing) | 5334 (14) | 572 (1) | 4749 (13) |  |
 0–10 | 2242 (42.1) | 225 (39.4) | 2017 (42.5) |  |
 11–20 | 2527 (47.5) | 284 (49.7) | 2243 (47.2) |  |
 21–30 | 522 (9.8) | 61 (10.7) | 461 (9.7) |  |
 31–40 | 29 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 28 (0.6) |  |
In-hospital death, N (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.327 |
 N (missing) | 5334 (0) | 572 (0) | 4762 (0) |  |
 Yes | 8 (0.1) | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (0.2) |  |
 No | 5326 (99.9) | 572 (100.0) | 4754 (99.8) |  |