Table 2.
Characteristics of patient population
| Characteristic (n = 180 815) | Percentage of patients with one or more unplanned admission (n) |
|---|---|
| All patients | 6% (10 828) |
| Gender | |
| Female (50.7%) | 6.1% (5619) |
| Male (49.3%) | 5.8% (5209) |
| Age (years) | |
| 20–39 (30.9%) | 3.2% (1797) |
| 40–59 (37.9%) | 3.9% (2679) |
| 60–79 (25.0%) | 8.7% (3943) |
| ≥80 (6.2%) | 21.4% (2409) |
| Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile | |
| 1, least deprived (17.2%) | 4.1% (1281) |
| 2 (20.6%) | 5.2% (1949) |
| 3 (25.3%) | 5.9% (2685) |
| 4 (20.0%) | 6.7% (2424) |
| 5, most deprived (16.9%) | 8.2% (2489) |
| Number of clinical conditions | |
| None (38.1%) | 1.8% (1254) |
| 1 (23.3%) | 3.6% (1509) |
| 2 (14.9%) | 6.2% (1678) |
| 3 (9.5%) | 9.4% (1612) |
| 4 or 5 (9.5%) | 14.8% (2542) |
| ≥6 (4.7%) | 26.5% (2233) |
| Number of medications | |
| 0 (53.3%) | 2.8% (2736) |
| 1–3 (25.2%) | 5.2% (2356) |
| 4–6 (11.0%) | 10.3% (2043) |
| 7–9 (5.9%) | 15.4% (1647) |
| ≥10 (4.6%) | 24.8% (2046) |