Table 4:
Changes in adjusted excess risk of death at 1 year relative to 1994 in specific patient groups
| Patient group | Excess risk of death, adjusted * HR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2004 | 2009 | |
| Overall | 0.926 (0.914–0.939) | 0.918 (0.906–0.930) | 0.806 (0.796–0.897) |
| Age, yr | |||
| < 50 | 0.846 (0.807–0.888) | 0.868 (0.828–0.911) | 0.780 (0.743–0.819) |
| 50–69 | 0.870 (0.849–0.891) | 0.875 (0.854–0.896) | 0.759 (0.741–0.777) |
| 70–79 | 0.930 (0.909–0.952) | 0.920 (0.899–0.942) | 0.797 (0.778–0.816) |
| ≥ 80 | 1.002 (0.978–1.026) | 0.977 (0.955–1.000) | 0.883 (0.864–0.903) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 0.931 (0.913–0.949) | 0.941 (0.924–0.959) | 0.825 (0.809–0.840) |
| Male | 0.924 (0.907–0.941) | 0.897 (0.881–0.914) | 0.789 (0.775–0.803) |
| Charlson comorbidity index score | |||
| 0 | 1.088 (1.032–1.148) | 1.203 (1.144–1.264) | 1.201 (1.143–1.262) |
| 1–2 | 0.919 (0.897–0.942) | 0.992 (0.968–1.017) | 0.861 (0.840–0.883) |
| 3–4 | 0.936 (0.911–0.962) | 0.886 (0.862–0.911) | 0.786 (0.765–0.808) |
| ≥ 5 | 0.890 (0.873–0.908) | 0.846 (0.830–0.863) | 0.750 (0.736–0.765) |
| Admission urgency | |||
| Elective | 0.937 (0.924–0.950) | 0.939 (0.926–0.952) | 0.839 (0.828–0.851) |
| Urgent | 0.957 (0.920–0.995) | 0.891 (0.855–0.929) | 0.656 (0.628–0.684) |
| Arrival by ambulance | |||
| No | 0.899 (0.883–0.915) | 0.918 (0.901–0.935) | 0.802 (0.787–0.817) |
| Yes | 0.961 (0.943–0.980) | 0.926 (0.909–0.944) | 0.830 (0.815–0.845) |
| Admitting service | |||
| Medicine | 0.961 (0.943–0.980) | 0.926 (0.909–0.944) | 0.830 (0.815–0.845) |
| Surgery | 0.946 (0.914–0.979) | 0.884 (0.854–0.915) | 0.709 (0.684–0.734) |
| Obstetrics–Gynecology | 0.903 (0.751–1.086) | 1.182 (0.992–1.409) | 0.829 (0.689–0.997) |
| Primary diagnosis group | |||
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 0.903 (0.880–0.926) | 0.865 (0.843–0.888) | 0.713 (0.694–0.733) |
| Diseases of the digestive system | 0.980 (0.930–1.033) | 0.979 (0.930–1.030) | 0.840 (0.799–0.883) |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system | 1.006 (0.923–1.097) | 1.019 (0.940–1.106) | 0.874 (0.808–0.945) |
| Neoplasms | 0.913 (0.892–0.935) | 0.903 (0.882–0.925) | 0.778 (0.759–0.797) |
| Injury and poisoning | 1.123 (1.053–1.198) | 1.085 (1.017–1.158) | 0.987 (0.927–1.051) |
| Diseases of musculoskeletal system | 1.103 (0.954–1.276) | 1.014 (0.875–1.176) | 0.770 (0.664–0.893) |
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 0.984 (0.947–1.022) | 1.099 (1.059–1.141) | 1.006 (0.970–1.044) |
| Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions | 1.071 (0.999–1.149) | 1.131 (1.057–1.209) | 1.063 (0.995–1.136) |
| Endocrine, nutritional, metabolic and immune diseases | 0.960 (0.888–1.039) | 0.976 (0.905–1.052) | 0.864 (0.802–0.931) |
| Factors influencing health status and contact with health services | 1.026 (0.955–1.103) | 1.030 (0.964–1.101) | 1.379 (1.296–1.467) |
| Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs | 1.038 (0.928–1.161) | 0.813 (0.728–0.907) | 0.701 (0.628–0.783) |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 0.743 (0.681–0.810) | 0.894 (0.825–0.969) | 0.727 (0.675–0.783) |
| Mental disorders | 1.074 (0.956–1.207) | 1.073 (0.957–1.204) | 1.051 (0.944–1.169) |
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 1.369 (1.145–1.637) | 1.532 (1.288–1.822) | 1.328 (1.118–1.579) |
| Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs | 1.072 (0.966–1.191) | 0.934 (0.842–1.035) | 0.734 (0.661–0.816) |