Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics in MidMed and non-MidMed patients
| MidMed (n = 290) |
Non-MidMed (n = 220) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)—mean (SD) | 80.1 (7.6) | 75.4 (8.6) | <0.001 |
| Frailty (eFI)a—median (IQR) | 0.33 [0.28,0.39] | 0.28 [0.25,0.31] | <0.001 |
| Sex - female, n (%) | 173 (59.6) | 127 (57.7) | 0.72 |
| Social Deprivation (SIMD)b,c most deprived quintile, n (%) | 150 (51.7) | 130 (59.1) | 0.12 |
| Comorbidities: Number of ICD 10 chapters where diagnoses are recordeda- mean (SD) | 3.66 (1.50) | 3.72 (1.37) | 0.64 |
| Healthcare contact in the 12 months prior to study inclusion | |||
| Hospital admissions One or more admissions, n (%) |
94 (32.4) | 66 (30.0) | |
| Total number of admissions | 182 | 110 | |
| Crude rate | 0.63 | 0.5 | 0.19 |
| ED attendances | |||
| One or more attendances, n (%) | 122 (42.1) | 91 (41.4) | |
| Total number of admissions | 251 | 172 | |
| Crude rate | 0.87 | 0.78 | 0.50 |
| Outpatient attendances | |||
| Mean (SD) | 5.7 (6.9) | 6.8 (8.0) | 0.08 |
| Primary care contacts | |||
| GP/nurse, mean (SD) | 14.2 (12.1) | 11.6(9.5) | 0.01 |
SD: standard deviation, eFI: electronic Frailty Index, IQR: Interquartile Range, ED: Emergency Department
a n = 14 excluded from eFI median as only frailty category known (rather than actual score)
bSIMD: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile based on area of residence (postcode), relative to other places in Midlothian (lowest quintile most deprived)
cComorbidities grouped by the International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) chapter headings