Table 2 Proportion of patients readmitted (%) by patient subgroup and different periods of follow-up (log rank test p values from relevant Kaplan-Meier readmission-free curves)

Men

7.7

0.017

13.5

0.009

18.3

0.003

24.1

0.01

Women

6.8

12.4

16.8

22.7

<60

5.4

<0.001

8.8

<0.001

11.8

<0.001

15.8

<0.001

60–74

8.2

15.1

19.7

26.4

>75

8.5

15.8

22.3

29.6

A&E

6.9

0.07

12.7

0.2

17.4

0.79

23.3

0.93

GP referral

7.7

13.4

17.7

23.4

Other

7.8

11.6

17.6

23.9

<2

5.9

<0.001

8.6

<0.001

11.2

<0.001

14.7

<0.001

2–5

6.5

10.9

15.5

21.4

6–11

8.0

15.6

21.2

28.0

>11

8.8

17.4

22.3

31.0

None

6.1

<0.001

9.6

<0.001

13.2

<0.001

17.3

<0.001

1

6.0

9.8

13.3

17.5

2

7.0

12.3

16.4

22.2

3

8.3

15.8

21.6

28.9

4

7.3

14.3

18.7

24.4

ACS

7.2

<0.001

13.0

<0.001

17.2

<0.001

22.3

<0.001

COPD/Asthma

8.7

15.7

22.1

30.1

Heart Failure

11.1

22.7

31.3

37.5

Stroke

4.5

9.6

14.6

23.0

All other

7.0

12.3

16.6

22.3

Affluent

7.1

0.44

11.8

0.002

15.8

<0.001

21.0

<0.001

2

7.2

12.5

17.0

22.2

3

6.9

13.0

18.1

24.2

Deprived

7.7

14.3

19.2

25.9

7.2

12.9

17.5

23.3