biostudies-literatureUnknown10Su M<h4>Importance</h4>Length of hospital stay (LOHS) is the main cost-determining factor of hospitalization for stroke patients. However, previous analyses involving LOHS did not consider confounding or indirect factors, or the effects of other factors on LOHS and inpatient costs.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the direct and indirect effects of LOHS on the hospitalization costs of inpatients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.<h4>Design setting and participants</h4>This was a population-based, retrospective, and observational study that analyzed data acquired from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample between 2015 and 2020 relating to ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in Ningxia, China.<h4>Main outcomes and measures</h4>Hospitalizations were identified by the International Classification of DiseaFrontiers in public health881273https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9415100biostudies-literatureThe direct and indirect effects of length of hospital stay on the costs of inpatients with stroke in Ningxia, China, between 2015 and 2020: A retrospective study using quantile regression and structural equation models.PMC9415100Pan DLu WSu MWang XChen CSu XLiang PZhao YMeng HfalseThe direct and indirect effects of length of hospital stay on the costs of inpatients with stroke in Ningxia, China, between 2015 and 2020: A retrospective study using quantile regression and structural equation models.<h4>Importance</h4>Length of hospital stay (LOHS) is the main cost-determining factor of hospitalization for stroke patients. However, previous analyses involving LOHS did not consider confounding or indirect factors, or the effects of other factors on LOHS and inpatient costs.<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the direct and indirect effects of LOHS on the hospitalization costs of inpatients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.<h4>Design setting and participants</h4>This was a population-based, retrospective, and observational study that analyzed data acquired from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample between 2015 and 2020 relating to ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in Ningxia, China.<h4>Main outcomes and measures</h4>Hospitalizations were identified by the International Classification of Disea2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-20T03:10:42.936Z2024-11-13T23:18:26.986ZS-EPMC94151003603376510.3389/fpubh.2022.881273