Table 1 Basic characteristics of index admissions in study participants (n = 20,209)
Variable | Category | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 9397 | 46.5 |
Female | 10812 | 53.5 | |
Age group | <60 | 8094 | 40.1 |
60–74 | 5526 | 27.3 | |
75+ | 6589 | 32.6 | |
Diagnostic group | Acute coronary syndrome | 4283 | 21.2 |
COPD/asthma | 1594 | 7.9 | |
Heart failure | 587 | 2.9 | |
Stroke | 575 | 2.8 | |
All other diagnoses | 13170 | 65.2 | |
Length of Stay | <2 | 5666 | 28.0 |
2–5 | 5184 | 25.7 | |
6–11 | 5174 | 25.6 | |
>11 | 4185 | 20.7 | |
Deprivation Group | Affluent | 5057 | 25.0 |
2 | 5003 | 24.8 | |
3 | 5113 | 25.3 | |
Deprived | 5015 | 24.8 | |
Unknown | 21 | 0.1 | |
Admission method | A&E | 12604 | 62.4 |
GP referral | 7113 | 35.2 | |
Other | 492 | 2.4 | |
No of co-morbidities | 0 | 2963 | 14.7 |
1 | 3796 | 18.8 | |
2 | 3790 | 18.8 | |
3 | 8801 | 43.5 | |
4 | 859 | 4.3 |