Table 1.
Descriptive summary of study sample (n = 45395)
| Factor | n (%) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 20518 (45%) |
| Male | 24877 (55%) |
| Age group | |
| Up to 34 years old | 8349 (18%) |
| 35 to 44 years old | 5069 (11%) |
| 45 to 54 years old | 6626 (15%) |
| 55 years and above | 25351 (56%) |
| Median age (IQR) in years | 58 (41–73) |
| Admission type | |
| Elective | 4240 (9%) |
| Emergency | 41155 (91%) |
| Source of admission | |
| Emergency Department | 24394 (54%) |
| Specialist Outpatient Clinic | 5098 (11%) |
| Ward | 815 (2%) |
| Not Available | 15088 (33%) |
| Day of week admitted | |
| Monday | 7458 (16%) |
| Tuesday | 7127 (16%) |
| Wednesday | 6926 (15%) |
| Thursday | 6890 (15%) |
| Friday | 6442 (14%) |
| Saturday | 5501 (12%) |
| Sunday | 5051 (11%) |
| Admission on | |
| Public holiday | 1137 (3%) |
| Eve of public holiday | 1255 (3%) |
| Weekend (Fri-Sun) | 16994 (37%) |
| Admission time | |
| 0800 to 1229 hrs | 8352 (18%) |
| 1230 to 1659 hrs | 15613 (34%) |
| 1700 to 0759 hrs | 21430 (47%) |