Table 1.
Patient sociodemographic and health service characteristics at index hospital admission by Indigenous status
| Indigenous | Non-Indigenous | Total | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 779 (%) | N = 10,642 (%) | N = 11,421 (%) | |||
| Age group (years) a | 20–29 years | 12 (2%) | 142 (1%) | 154 (1%) | < 0.001 |
| 30–39 years | 100 (13%) | 469 (4%) | 569 (5%) | ||
| 40–49 years | 234 (30%) | 1452 (14%) | 1686 (15%) | ||
| 50–59 years | 261 (34%) | 3215 (30%) | 3476 (30%) | ||
| 60–69 years | 124 (16%) | 2948 (28%) | 3072 (27%) | ||
| 70 years and over | 48 (6%) | 2416 (23%) | 2464 (22%) | ||
| Gender | Male | 506 (65%) | 7237 (68%) | 7743 (68%) | 0.08 |
| Female | 273 (35%) | 3405 (32%) | 3678 (32%) | ||
| Marital statusb | Married/De facto | 236 (33%) | 5230 (52%) | 5466 (51%) | < 0.001 |
| No partner | 480 (67%) | 4880 (48%) | 5360 (50%) | ||
| Rurality of residence | Major city | 247 (32%) | 6577 (62%) | 6824 (60%) | < 0.001 |
| Inner regional | 152 (20%) | 2392 (23%) | 2544 (22%) | ||
| Outer regional | 226 (29%) | 1544 (15%) | 1770 (16%) | ||
| Remote/very remote | 154 (20%) | 129 (1%) | 283 (3%) | ||
| Socioeconomic advantageand and disadvantage | Q1 most affluent | 44 (6%) | 1596 (15%) | 1640 (14%) | < 0.001 |
| Q2 | 85 (11%) | 1874 (18%) | 1959 (17%) | ||
| Q3 | 93 (12%) | 2131 (20%) | 2224 (20%) | ||
| Q4 | 162 (21%) | 2313 (22%) | 2475 (22%) | ||
| Q5 most disadvantaged | 395 (51%) | 2728 (26%) | 3123 (27%) | ||
| Hospital sector | Public hospital only | 737 (95%) | 7693 (72%) | 8430 (74%) | < 0.001 |
| Private hospital only or mix | 42 (5%) | 2949 (28%) | 2991 (26%) | ||
| Health insurance status | Hospital Insurance | 43 (6%) | 3408 (33%) | 3451 (31%) | < 0.001 |
| Not insured | 720 (94%) | 7036 (67%) | 7756 (69%) | ||
aData available by 5-year age groups, capped at 75+ years
bMarital status missing for 595 admissions