Table 2.
Patient characteristics
| Total (n = 6367) | Inlier (n = 5367, 84.29%) | Outlier (n = 1000 15.71%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age, mean (SD) | 81.07 (11.48) | 80.83 (11.72) | 82.39 (9.98) | 0.0006 |
| Charlson Index, mean (SD) | 2.03 (2.06) | 2.03 (2.07) | 2.05 (1.96) | 0.1534 |
| Female, n (%) | 3563 (55.96) | 3005 (55.99) | 558 (55.80) | 0.9114 |
| Principal Diagnosis coded with Dementia, n (%) | 725 (11.39) | 597 (11.12) | 128 (12.8) | 0.1254 |
| Treatment Priority | ||||
| ATS 1, n (%) | 342 (5.37) | 296 (5.52) | 46 (4.60) | 0.2386 |
| ATS 2, n (%) | 1282 (20.14) | 1071 (19.96) | 211 (21.10) | 0.4072 |
| ATS 3, n (%) | 2982 (46.84) | 2474 (46.10) | 508 (50.80) | 0.0062 |
| ATS 4, n (%) | 1194 (18.75) | 998 (18.60) | 196 (19.60) | 0.4548 |
| ATS 5, n (%) | 61 (0.96) | 44 (0.82) | 17 (1.70) | 0.0087 |
| ATS 6, n (%)- (Not triaged) | 52 (0.82) | 51 (0.95) | 1 (0.10) | 0.0061 |
| Not assigned, n (%) | 454 (7.13) | 433 (8.07) | 21 (2.10) | 0.0000 |
| Episode of Care | ||||
| Acute, n (%) | 6225 (97.77) | 5246 (97.75) | 979 (97.90) | 0.7613 |
| Non-Acute, n (%) | 142 (2.23) | 121 (2.25) | 21 (2.10) | 0.7613 |
| Nature of Separation | ||||
| Home, n (%) | 3664 (57.55) | 3117 (58.08) | 547 (54.70) | 0.0473 |
| Other hospital – up transfer, n (%) | 621 (9.75) | 445 (8.29) | 176 (17.60) | 0.0000 |
| Nursing home or hostel, n (%) | 516 (8.10) | 449 (8.37) | 67 (6.70) | 0.0763 |
| In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 520 (8.17) | 424 (7.90) | 96 (9.60) | 0.0715 |
| Other hospital – down transfer, n (%) | 973 (15.28) | 873 (16.27) | 100 (10.00) | 0.0000 |
| Other types of discharge, n (%) | 73 (1.15) | 59 (1.10) | 14 (1.40) | 0.4122 |