Table 2.
Cohort baseline characteristics, according to AEC service availability
| Fulltime extended hours | Part-time extended hours | Fulltime regular hours | Part-time regular hours | No AEC access | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 33 353 | |||||
| N = 9 857 | N = 17 780 | N = 6 365 | N = 7 699 | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Male | 5 052 (51.3%) | 8 993 (50.6%) | 3 044 (47.8%) | 4 017 (52.2%) | 16 491 (49.4%) |
| Age group (years) | |||||
| 2-4 | 2 005 (20.3%) | 3 329 (18.7%) | 847 (13.3%) | 1 956 (25.4%) | 5 392 (16.2%) |
| 5-9 | 1 671 (17.0%) | 3 055 (17.2%) | 784 (12.3%) | 1 493 (19.4%) | 5 165 (15.5%) |
| 10-14 | 972 (9.9%) | 1 762 (9.9%) | 560 (8.8%) | 794 (10.3%) | 3 336 (10.0%) |
| 15-19 | 738 (7.5%) | 1 394 (7.8%) | 585 (9.2%) | 521 (6.8%) | 2 907 (8.7%) |
| 20-24 | 835 (8.5%) | 1 534 (8.6%) | 674 (10.6%) | 541 (7.0%) | 2 831 (8.5%) |
| 25-29 | 710 (7.2%) | 1 323 (7.4%) | 587 (9.2%) | 446 (5.8%) | 2 494 (7.5%) |
| 30-39 | 1 218 (12.4%) | 2 257 (12.7%) | 1 012 (15.9%) | 865 (11.2%) | 4 725 (14.2%) |
| 40-55 | 1 708 (17.3%) | 3 126 (17.6%) | 1 316 (20.7%) | 1 083 (14.1%) | 6 503 (19.5%) |
| Income quintile | |||||
| 1 (lowest) | 2 244 (22.8%) | 4 893 (27.5%) | 1 735 (27.3%) | 2 200 (28.6%) | 7 826 (23.5%) |
| 2 | 2 349 (23.8%) | 4 047 (22.8%) | 1 370 (21.5%) | 1 599 (20.8%) | 6 820 (20.4%) |
| 3 | 2 383 (24.2%) | 3 301 (18.6%) | 1 220 (19.2%) | 1 336 (17.4%) | 6 466 (19.4%) |
| 4 | 1 716 (17.4%) | 2 999 (16.9%) | 1 040 (16.3%) | 1 265 (16.4%) | 6 573 (19.7%) |
| 5 (highest) | 1 150 (11.7%) | 2 511 (14.1%) | 979 (15.4%) | 1 256 (16.3%) | 5 578 (16.7%) |
| Missing | 15 (0.2%) | 29 (0.2%) | 21 (0.3%) | 43 (0.6%) | 90 (0.3%) |
| Rural | 283 (2.9%) | 519 (2.9%) | 1 333 (20.9%) | 502 (6.5%) | 6 496 (19.5%) |
| Acuity at index event | |||||
| Inpatient admission | |||||
| 2 237 (22.7%) | 3 060 (17.2%) | 722 (11.3%) | 1 145 (14.9%) | 4 865 (14.6%) | |
| Highest acuity CTAS 1-2 ED Visit | |||||
| 2 402 (24.4%) | 3 971 (22.3%) | 1 079 (17.0%) | 1 530 (19.9%) | 5 456 (16.4%) | |
| Urgent acuity (CTAS 3) ED Visit | |||||
| 5 218 (52.9%) | 10 749 (60.5%) | 4 564 (71.7%) | 5 024 (65.3%) | 23 032 (69.1%) | |
| Any primary care services in previous 2 years | |||||
| 9 232 (93.7%) | 16 996 (95.6%) | 5 851 (91.9%) | 7 286 (94.6%) | 31 535 (94.5%) | |
| Pre-existing asthma | |||||
| 7 653 (77.6%) | 13 819 (77.7%) | 4 796 (75.3%) | 5 774 (75.0%) | 26 323 (78.9%) | |
| Specialist asthma visit in previous 2 years | |||||
| 5 104 (51.8%) | 9 814 (55.2%) | 2 607 (41.0%) | 4 539 (59.0%) | 16 934 (50.8%) | |
| Asthma admissions in previous 2 years | |||||
| 414 (4.2%) | 641 (3.6%) | 155 (2.4%) | 286 (3.7%) | 1 021 (3.1%) | |
| Asthma ED visits in previous 2 years | |||||
| 1 390 (14.1%) | 2 735 (15.4%) | 952 (15.0%) | 1 106 (14.4%) | 4 906 (14.7%) | |
| Hospital type | |||||
| Community | 8 716 (88.4%) | 13 744 (77.3%) | 4 355 (68.4%) | 5 888 (76.5%) | 25 941 (77.8%) |
| Small | 845 (8.6%) | 0 (0%) | 272 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 265 (9.8%) |
| Teaching | 296 (3.0%) | 4 036 (22.7%) | 1 738 (27.3%) | 1 811 (23.5%) | 4 147 (12.4%) |