Table 4 Comparison of features of presentations resulting in discharged home from Emergency Department or admission to the ward by Indigenous status

Sex (Female)

77 (45%)

79 (61%)

0.004

48 (40%)

70 (68%)

< 0.001

Age (years)

52.3 (49.3, 55.2)

45.5 (43.2, 47.8)

0.001

58.5 (55.2, 61.7)

48.3 (45.6, 50.9)

< 0.001

Self-presentation

150 (87%)

101 (78%)

0.054

109 (90%)

84 (82%)

0.065

 ATS category 1–2

121 (70%)

83 (64%)

0.304

93 (77%)

70 (68%)

0.136

 ATS category 3–4

43 (25%)

40 (31%)

0.236

24 (20%)

26 (25%)

0.333

 ATS category 5

9 (5%)

6 (5%)

0.827

4 (3%)

7 (7%)

0.228

 Airway exacerbation

50 (29%)

38 (29%)

0.916

33 (27%)

41 (40%)

0.047

 LRTI

62 (36%)

61 (47%)

0.045

53 (44%)

41 (40%)

0.546

 URTI

46 (27%)

23 (18%)

0.073

23 (19%)

13 (13%)

0.195

 Other respiratory diagnosis

15 (9%)

7 (5%)

0.283

12 (10%)

8 (8%)

0.574

 Airway disease

44 (25%)

22 (17%)

0.081

37 (31%)

42 (41%)

0.111

 OSA

6 (3%)

2 (2%)

0.305

10 (8%)

3 (3%)

0.088

 Other respiratory disease

13 (8%)

8 (6%)

0.657

15 (12%)

15 (15%)

0.635

 Any comorbidity

55 (32%)

30 (23%)

0.103

47 (39%)

50 (49%)

0.144

Number of patients with no ward/any ward admissions

168

100

118

90

Deceased

20 (13%)

13 (13%)

0.985

42 (37%)

28 (32%)

0.220

  < =90 days

8 (40%)

3 (23%)

0.298

13 (31%)

9 (32%)

0.856

 90 < =180 days

1 (5%)

0 (0%)

0.234

7 (17%)

3 (11%)

0.573

 180 < =365 days

4 (20%)

1 (8%)

0.324

4 (10%)

3 (11%)

0.731

 365 < =730 days

5 (25%)

5 (39%)

0.445

14 (33%)

7 (25%)

0.244

  > 730 days

2 (10%)

4 (31%)

0.058

4 (10%)

6 (21%)

0.141