Table 1 Characteristics of the hospitals
Variables | Categories | Total n(%) | Tertiary hospital n(%) | Secondary hospital n(%) | X2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | Eastern China | 889(31.52) | 399(28.85) | 490(34.10) | 84.441 |  < 0.001 |
| Â | Central China | 659(23.37) | 270(19.52) | 389(27.07) | Â | Â |
| Â | Western China | 1083(38.40) | 570(41.21) | 513(35.70) | Â | Â |
| Â | North-eastern China | 189(6.70) | 144(10.41) | 45(3.13) | Â | Â |
Location | Metropolitan cities | 532(18.87) | 353(25.52) | 179(12.46) | 77.773 |  < 0.001 |
| Â | Other cities and rural areas | 2288(81.13) | 1030(74.48) | 1258(87.54) | Â | Â |
Hospital ownership | Private | 246(8.72) | 80(5.78) | 166(11.55) | 29.440 |  < 0.001 |
| Â | Public | 2574(91.28) | 1303(94.22) | 1271(88.45) | Â | Â |
Number of beds in the hospital | Median(Q1,Q3) | 730(491,1195) | 1124 (7621672 | 506(360,707) | Â | Â |
|  |  < 500 | 773(27.41) | 102(7.38) | 671(46.69) | 960.486 |  < 0.001 |
|  | 500–1000 | 1181(41.88) | 512(37.02) | 669(46.56) |  |  |
|  |  > 1000 | 866(30.71) | 769(55.60) | 97(6.75) |  |  |
Number of beds in the ICU | Median(Q1,Q3) | 12(8,20) | 18(12,30) | 9(6,12) | Â | Â |
|  |  < 10 | 958(33.97) | 218(15.76) | 740(51.50) | 654.300 |  < 0.001 |
|  | 10–15 | 842(29.86) | 356(25.74) | 486(33.82) |  |  |
|  |  > 15 | 1020(36.17) | 809(58.50) | 211(14.68) |  |  |
ICU: hospital bed percentage (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
|  |  < 2% | 1708(60.57) | 855(61.82) | 853(59.36) | 1.789 | 0.181 |
|  |  ≥ 2% | 1112(39.43) | 528(38.18) | 584(40.64) |  |  |