From: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency department attendances and acute medical admissions
NEWS2 Score | Pre-pandemic (%1) | 1st pandemic wave (%1) | Difference | Incidence rate ratio | Confidence interval | P value |
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Low | 1834 (48.9) | 1370 (59.9) | 464 | 0.75 | 0.64–0.85 | < 0.001 |
Low-medium | 728 (19.4) | 328 (14.3) | 400 | 0.45 | 0.37–0.53 | < 0.001 |
Medium | 566 (15.1) | 305 (13.3) | 261 | 0.54 | 0.46–0.62 | < 0.001 |
High | 620 (16.5) | 283 (12.4) | 337 | 0.46 | 0.38–0.54 | < 0.001 |