Table 2.
Summary of clinical, demographic and Canadian Patient Experiences Survey - Inpatient Care variables by readmission (within 30 days of discharge) and emergency department visits (within 7 days of discharge)
| Readmitted | Not readmitted | Visited ED | Did not visit ED | |
| n=6854 | n=107 275 | n=11 287 | n=102 842 | |
| Age (in years) | n (%) | |||
| Under 55 | 2300 (33.6%) | 50 190 (46.8%) | 5178 (45.9%) | 47 312 (46.0%) |
| 55–60 | 2305 (33.6%) | 30 772 (28.7%) | 3398 (30.1%) | 29 679 (28.9%) |
| Over 70 | 2249 (32.8%) | 26 313 (24.5%) | 2711 (24.0%) | 25 851 (25.1%) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 3702 (54.0%) | 67 639 (63.1%) | 6677 (59.2%) | 64 664 (62.9%) |
| Male | 3152 (46.0%) | 39 636 (36.9%) | 4610 (40.8%) | 38 178 (37.1%) |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 382 (5.6%) | 3936 (3.7%) | 545 (4.8%) | 3773 (3.7%) |
| Some high school | 1274 (18.6%) | 14 918 (13.9%) | 1828 (16.2%) | 14 364 (14.0%) |
| High school or equivalent | 1659 (24.2%) | 25 679 (23.9%) | 2773 (24.6%) | 24 565 (23.9%) |
| College certificate/diploma | 1955 (28.5%) | 32 164 (30.0%) | 3378 (29.9%) | 30 741 (29.9%) |
| University | 903 (13.2%) | 18 018 (16.8%) | 1637 (14.5%) | 17 284 (16.8%) |
| Postgraduate degree | 681 (9.9%) | 12 560 (11.7%) | 1126 (10.0%) | 12 115 (11.8%) |
| Length of stay (in days) | ||||
| Less than 3 | 2182 (31.8%) | 56 276 (52.5%) | 5180 (45.9%) | 53 278 (51.8%) |
| 3–7 | 2476 (36.1%) | 31 385 (29.3%) | 3773 (33.4%) | 30 088 (29.3%) |
| More than 7 | 2196 (32.0%) | 19 614 (18.3%) | 2334 (20.7%) | 19 476 (18.9%) |
ED, Emergency department.