Table 1. Characteristics of 92,027 patients acutely admitted to hospital in the Central Denmark Region between 2011 and 2014.
| Total | BMI<18.5 kg/m2 | BMI 18.5 to 25 kg/m2 | BMI 25 to 30 kg/m2 | BMI 30 to 35 kg/m2 | BMI 35 to 40 kg/m2 | BMI > 40 kg/m2 | Obesity, all, BMI > 30 kg/m2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall: | 92,027 (100) | 3701 (100) | 38,446 (100) | 31,093 (100) | 12,810 (100) | 4048 (100) | 1929 (100) | 18,787 (100) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female, n (%) | 45,570 (49.5) | 2709 (73.2) | 21,001 (54.6) | 12,682 (40.8) | 5791 (45.2) | 2213 (54.7) | 1174 (60.9) | 9178 (48.9) |
| Male, n (%) | 46,457 (50.5) | 992 (26.8) | 17,445 (45.4) | 18,411 (59.2) | 7019 (54.8) | 1835 (45.3) | 755 (39.1) | 9609 (51.1) |
| Age, median (interquartile range) | 62 (45, 74) | 68 (48, 81) | 62 (42, 76) | 63 (48,74) | 61 (47, 71) | 57 (44, 68) | 54 (41, 66) | 59 (40,73) |
| Age group, years | ||||||||
| 18–29, n (%) | 9436 (10.3) | 532 (14.4) | 5421 (14.1) | 2201 (7.1) | 804 (6.3) | 320 (7.9) | 158 (8.2) | 1282 (6.8) |
| 30–39, n (%) | 8251 (9) | 198 (5.3) | 3483 (9.1) | 2604 (8.4) | 1225 (9.6) | 472 (11.7) | 269 (13.9) | 1966 (10.5) |
| 40–49, n (%) | 11,187 (12.2) | 250 (6.8) | 4039 (10.5) | 3963 (12.7) | 1839 (14.4) | 697 (17.2) | 399 (20.7) | 2935 (15.6) |
| 50–59, n (%) | 14,087 (15.3) | 402 (10.9) | 5067 (13.2) | 5097 (16.4) | 2368 (18.5) | 787 (19.4) | 366 (19) | 3521 (18.7) |
| 60–69, n (%) | 18,824 (20.5) | 614 (16.6) | 6854 (17.8) | 6945 (22.3) | 3016 (23.5) | 964 (23.8) | 431 (22.3) | 4411 (23.5) |
| 70–79, n (%) | 16,822 (18.3) | 691 (18.7) | 6744 (17.5) | 6190 (19.9) | 2366 (18.5) | 588 (14.5) | 243 (12.6) | 3197 (17.0) |
| 80–89, n (%) | 10,995 (11.9) | 735 (19.9) | 5441 (14.2) | 3489 (11.2) | 1070 (8.4) | 200 (4.9) | 60 (3.1) | 1330 (7.1) |
| 90–99, n (%) | 2379 (2.6) | 271 (7.3) | 1372 (3.6) | 592 (1.9) | 121 (0.9) | 20 (0.5) | 3 (0.2) | 144 (0.8) |
| 100+, n (%) | 46 (0) | 8 (0.2) | 25 (0.1) | 12 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0) |
| CCI level | ||||||||
| No comorbidity reported | 163,554 (67.4) | 2163 (58.4) | 25580 (66.5) | 20292 (65.3) | 8409 (65.6) | 2725 (67.3) | 1279 (66.3) | 12,413 (66.1) |
| Moderate comorbidity | 62,875 (25.9) | 1213 (32.8) | 10373 (27) | 9010 (29) | 3605 (29.1) | 1093 (27) | 522 (27.1) | 5220 (27.8) |
| Severe comorbidity | 16,208 (6.7) | 325 (8.8) | 2493 (6.5) | 1791 (5.8) | 796 (6.2) | 230 (5.7) | 128 (6.6) | 1154 (6.1) |
| Year | ||||||||
| 2011, n (%) | 14,329 (15.6) | 613 (16.6) | 5806 (15.1) | 4916 (15.8) | 2031 (15.9) | 661 (16.3) | 302 (15.7) | 2994 (15.9) |
| 2012, n (%) | 22,285 (24.2) | 999 (27) | 9285 (24.2) | 7535 (24.2) | 3016 (23.5) | 1007 (24.9) | 443 (23) | 4466 (23.8) |
| 2013, n (%) | 26,807 (29.1) | 1045 (28.2) | 11,322 (29.4) | 9068 (29.2) | 3733 (29.1) | 1120 (27.7) | 519 (26.9) | 5372 (28.6) |
| 2014, n (%) | 28,606 (31.1) | 1044 (28.2) | 12,033 (31.3) | 9574 (30.8) | 4030 (31.5) | 1260 (31.1) | 665 (34.5) | 5955 (31.7) |
| Number of acute admissions during 2011–2014 | ||||||||
| 1, n (%) | 50,565 (54.9) | 1598 (43.2) | 21,394 (55.6) | 17,393 (55.9) | 6973 (54.4) | 2191 (54.1) | 1016 (52.7) | 10,180 (54.2) |
| 2, n (%) | 19,319 (21) | 886 (23.9) | 7828 (20.4) | 6532 (21) | 2764 (21.6) | 886 (21.9) | 423 (21.9) | 4073 (21.7) |
| 3, n (%) | 8532 (9.3) | 435 (11.8) | 3511 (9.1) | 2772 (8.9) | 1227 (9.6) | 418 (10.3) | 169 (8.8) | 1814 (9.7) |
| 4, n (%) | 4783 (5.2) | 298 (8.1) | 1970 (5.1) | 1553 (5) | 661 (5.2) | 192 (4.7) | 109 (5.7) | 962 (5.1) |
| 5–9, n (%) | 7287 (7.9) | 392 (10.6) | 3136 (8.2) | 2353 (7.6) | 952 (7.4) | 279 (6.9) | 175 (9.1) | 1406 (7.5) |
| 10–19, n (%) | 1401 (1.5) | 80 (2.2) | 565 (1.5) | 444 (1.4) | 204 (1.6) | 73 (1.8) | 35 (1.8) | 312 (1.7) |
| 20–29, n (%) | 126 (0.1) | 10 (0.3) | 36 (0.1) | 42 (0.1) | 27 (0.2) | 9 (0.2) | 2 (0.1) | 38 (0.2) |
| 30+, n (%) | 14 (0) | 2 (0.1) | 6 (0) | 4 (0) | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0) |
| Hospital type | ||||||||
| Provincial hospital, n (%) | 69,301 (75.3) | 2747 (74.2) | 28,248 (73.5) | 23,605 (75.9) | 9979 (77.9) | 3166 (78.2) | 1556 (80.7) | 14,701 (78.3) |
| University hospital, n (%) | 22,726 (24.7) | 954 (25.8) | 10,198 (26.5) | 7488 (24.1) | 2831 (22.1) | 882 (21.8) | 373 (19.3) | 4086 (21.7) |
| Department type | ||||||||
| Medical, n (%) | 37,267 (40.5) | 1533 (41.4) | 15,069 (39.2) | 13,017 (41.9) | 5245 (40.9) | 1640 (40.5) | 763 (39.6) | 7648 (40.7) |
| Acute, n (%) | 26,843 (29.2) | 1118 (30.2) | 10,830 (28.2) | 9025 (29.0) | 3954 (30.9) | 1262 (31.2) | 654 (33.9) | 5870 (31.2) |
| Surgical, n (%) | 24,799 (26.9) | 922 (24.9) | 10,968 (28.5) | 8186 (26.3) | 3259 (25.4) | 1015 (25.1) | 449 (23.3) | 4723 (25.1) |
| Other, n (%) | 3118 (3.4) | 128 (3.5) | 1579 (4.1) | 865 (2.8) | 352 (2.7) | 131 (3.2) | 63 (3.3) | 546 (2.9) |
| Smoking status | ||||||||
| Missing, n (%) | 37,634 (40.9) | 1634 (44.2) | 16024 (41.7) | 12518 (40.3) | 5120 (40.0) | 1576 (38.9) | 762 (39.5) | 7458 (39.7) |
| Available smoking status | 54,393 (59.1) | 2067 (55.8) | 22422 (58.3) | 18575 (59.7) | 7690 (60.0) | 2472 (61.1) | 1167 (60.5) | 11,329 (60.3) |
| Never smoker, n (%) | 20,499 (37.7) | 540 (26.1) | 8521 (38.0) | 7065 (38.0) | 2876 (37.4) | 1013 (41.0) | 484 (41.5) | 4373 (38.6) |
| Former smoker, n (%) | 16,131 (29.7) | 461 (22.3) | 5805 (25.9) | 6097 (32.8) | 2649 (34.4) | 753 (29.7) | 366 (31.4) | 3768 (33.3) |
| Daily smoker, n (%) | 14,738 (27.1) | 938 (45.4) | 6711 (29.9) | 4399 (23.7) | 1810 (23.5) | 610 (24.7) | 270 (23.1) | 2690 (23.7) |
| Occasional smoker, n (%) | 3025 (5.6) | 128 (6.2) | 1385 (6.2) | 735 (4.0) | 355 (4.6) | 96 (3.9) | 47 (4.0) | 498 (4.4) |