Table 1.
Number, distribution (%) and rate of appropriate and inappropriate emergency department attendances by demographics and repeat attendances
| |
Appropriate |
Inappropriate |
Rate of inappropriate attendances per 100 attendances | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
n = 13,294,819 |
n = 1,761,276 |
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| n | % | n | % | |||
|
Age group (years) | ||||||
| 0 to 15 |
2,770,259 |
20.84 |
490,360 |
27.84 |
15.04 |
|
| 16 to 24 |
1,823,858 |
13.72 |
293,820 |
16.68 |
13.87 |
|
| 25 to 39 |
2,504,987 |
18.84 |
399,913 |
22.71 |
13.77 |
|
| 40 to 54 |
2,165,611 |
16.29 |
301,399 |
17.11 |
12.22 |
|
| 55 to 64 |
1,127,313 |
8.48 |
123,346 |
7.00 |
9.86 |
|
| 65 to 84 |
2,145,985 |
16.14 |
133,584 |
7.58 |
5.86 |
|
| 85 plus |
756,806 |
5.69 |
18,854 |
1.07 |
2.43 |
<0.001 |
|
Gender | ||||||
| Male |
6,714,111 |
50.50 |
938,131 |
53.26 |
12.26 |
|
| Female |
6,580,708 |
49.50 |
823,145 |
46.74 |
11.12 |
<0.001 |
|
IMD quintile | ||||||
| Least deprived |
1,955,886 |
14.71 |
256,624 |
14.57 |
11.60 |
|
| Fourth most deprived |
2,199,109 |
16.54 |
285,731 |
16.22 |
11.50 |
|
| Third most deprived |
2,539,095 |
19.10 |
335,480 |
19.05 |
11.67 |
|
| Second most deprived |
2,989,953 |
22.49 |
408,789 |
23.21 |
12.03 |
|
| Most deprived |
3,610,776 |
27.16 |
474,652 |
26.95 |
11.62 |
<0.001 |
|
Repeat attendances
a
| ||||||
| 1 |
6,195,506 |
46.60 |
948,869 |
53.87 |
13.28 |
|
| 2 |
3,267,400 |
24.58 |
422,056 |
23.96 |
11.44 |
|
| 3 |
1,589,839 |
11.96 |
175,976 |
9.99 |
9.97 |
|
| 4 |
824,571 |
6.20 |
86,701 |
4.92 |
9.51 |
|
| 5 |
450,448 |
3.39 |
42,387 |
2.41 |
8.60 |
|
| 6 to 10 |
674,692 |
5.07 |
59,888 |
3.40 |
8.15 |
|
| 11 to 20 |
193,523 |
1.46 |
15,484 |
0.88 |
7.41 |
|
| 21 to 50 |
77,540 |
0.58 |
7,224 |
0.41 |
8.52 |
|
| 51 or more | 21,300 | 0.16 | 2,691 | 0.15 | 11.22 | <0.001 |
a Repeat attendances are individuals who attend the emergency department numerous times, not including planned follow-up attendances. IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.