Table 2.
Average number of inpatient admissions, by age and multimorbidity (MM) group, 2005 and 2012
| MM1 | MM2 | MM3 | MM4+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age, year |
Number of patients |
%* |
Mean |
%* |
Mean |
%* |
Mean |
%* |
Mean |
| 15–44, 2005 |
32 603 |
94.3 |
0.023 |
5.4 |
0.082 |
0.3 |
0.162 |
0.0 |
0.429 |
| 15–44, 2012 |
34 120 |
93.8 |
0.019 |
5.9 |
0.057 |
0.4 |
0.108 |
0.0 |
0.417 |
| 45–54, 2005 |
36 624 |
84.8 |
0.034 |
13.6 |
0.148 |
1.4 |
0.312 |
0.1 |
0.667 |
| 45–54, 2012 |
39 114 |
85.6 |
0.018 |
13.0 |
0.082 |
1.4 |
0.175 |
0.1 |
0.571 |
| 55–64, 2005 |
55 050 |
78.3 |
0.038 |
18.5 |
0.179 |
2.9 |
0.365 |
0.4 |
0.724 |
| 55–64, 2012 |
69 122 |
78.4 |
0.022 |
18.3 |
0.102 |
2.9 |
0.266 |
0.4 |
0.627 |
| 65–74, 2005 |
70 603 |
71.8 |
0.045 |
23.2 |
0.177 |
4.4 |
0.366 |
0.7 |
0.712 |
| 65–74, 2012 |
73 284 |
73.4 |
0.028 |
21.6 |
0.125 |
4.2 |
0.303 |
0.7 |
0.553 |
| 75+, 2005 |
63 335 |
66.9 |
0.049 |
26.4 |
0.175 |
5.9 |
0.367 |
0.9 |
0.690 |
| 75+, 2012 | 83 799 | 68.6 | 0.038 | 24.8 | 0.143 | 5.6 | 0.321 | 1.0 | 0.550 |
MM1 – 1 multi–morbidity; MM2 – 2 multi–morbidities; MM3 – 3 multi–morbidities; MM4+ – 4 or more multi–morbidities
*Percentages shown are of total admissions for that age–group and year.