| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | p-value* (comparison of the 4 years) | 2020 COVID-19 from 1st March to 31st December | p-value** (comparison to 2019) | 2020 non-COVID-19 from 1st March to 31st December | p-value** (comparison to 2019) |
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Hospitalized patients with PE (n) | 68 520 | 70 201 | 71 167 | 82 448 | Â | 9 693 | Â | 59 848 | Â |
Rate of change (%) | Â | 2.5% | 1.4% | 15.8% | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hospitalized patients (n) | 10 297 403 | 10 417 988 | 10 527 664 | 9 538 270 | Â | 259 482 | Â | 7 717 759 | Â |
PE frequency among hospitalized patients (%) | 0.67% [0.665–0.675] | 0.67% [0.665–0.675] | 0.68% [0.675–0.685] | 0.86% [0.854–0.866] |  | 3.74% [3.67–3.81] |  | 0.77% [0.76–0.78] |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean ± sd | 70 ± 16 | 70 ± 16 | 69 ± 16 | 69 ± 16 |  < 0.01 | 69 ± 16 |  < 0.01 | 69 ± 17 | 0.0033 |
Median [Q1-Q3] | 72 [60–82] | 71 [60–82] | 72 [60–82] | 71 [59–82] | 0.0007 | 70 [59–81] |  < 0.01 | 72 [59–82] | 0.5491 |
Min–Max | 18–109 | 18–105 | 18–109 | 18–108 |  | 18–104 |  | 18–108 |  |
Female frequency in hospitalized PE | 51.6% [51.2–52.0] | 52.3% [51.9–52.7] | 51.6% [51.2–52.0] | 49.8% [49.5–50.1] |  < 0.01 | 40.6% [39.6–41.6] |  < 0.01 | 50.8% [50.4–51.2] | 0.0023 |
Obesity frequency in hospitalized PE | 8.6% [8.4–8.8] | 8.7% [8.5–8.9] | 8.8% [8.6–9.0] | 9.5% [9.3–9.7] |  < 0.01 | 13.1% [12.4–13.8] |  < 0.01 | 9.0% [8.8–9.2] | 0.1656 |
Cancer frequency in hospitalized PE | 23.1% [22.8–23.4] | 22.7% [22.4–23.0] | 23.2% [22.4–23.0] | 21.5% [21.2–21.8] |  < 0.01 | 10.2% [9 .6–10.8] |  < 0.01 | 22.9% [22.6–23.2] | 0.1127 |
Surgery frequency in the 2 months before hospitalization with PE | NA | NA | 5.2% [5.0–5.4] | 4.6% [4.5–4.7] | NA | 2.7% [2.4–3.0] |  < 0.01 | 5.2% [5.0–5.4] | 0.9707 |
Initial*** PE in hospitalized PE | 85.2% [84.9–85.5] | 85.5% [85.2–85.8] | 82.0% [81.7–82.3] | 81.8% [81.5–82.1] |  < 0.01 | 75.5% [74.6–76.4] |  < 0.01 | 82.3% [82.0–82.6] | 0.1546 |
ICU frequency in hospitalized PE | 25.3% [25.0–25.6] | 25.0% [24.7–25.3] | 25.2% [24.9–25.5] | 25.8% [25.5–26.1] | 0.0043 | 34.3% [33.4–35.2] |  < 0.01 | 24.8% [24.5–25.1] | 0.0960 |
Death frequency among hospitalized PE | 9.2% [9.0–9.4] | 9.0% [8.8–9.2] | 9.1% [8.9–9.3] | 10.3% [10.1–10.5] |  < 0.01 | 19.3% [18.5–20.1] |  < 0.01 | 9.1% [8.9–9.3] | 0.8510 |