Table 1.
Characteristics of patients having an emergency admission to hospital, N = 32 657a
| Characteristic | n (%)b |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 15 027 (46.0) |
| Female | 17 630 (54.0) |
|
| |
| Age at admission, years | |
| Mean (SD) | 58.7 (21.3) |
| Median (IQR) | 60 (41 to 77) |
|
| |
| Multimorbidity scores | |
| 0 | 8648 (26.5) |
| 1 | 7463 (22.9) |
| 2 | 6424 (19.7) |
| 3 | 4542 (13.9) |
| 4 | 2797 (8.6) |
| ≥5 | 2783 (8.5) |
|
| |
| Number of prescriptions before hospitalisation | |
| 0 | 8466 (25.9) |
| 1–3 | 6345 (19.4) |
| 4–6 | 4691 (14.4) |
| 7–9 | 8407 (25.7) |
| 10–14 | 3647 (11.2) |
| ≥15 | 1101 (3.4) |
|
| |
| Index hospitalisation factors | |
| Duration of hospitalisation, days | |
| Mean (SD) | 6.4 (17.0) |
| Median (IQR) | 2 (0 to 6) |
| Number of admissions during hospitalisation | |
| Mean (SD) | 1.4 (2.4) |
| Median (IQR) | 1 (1 to 1) |
| Number of admissions within 6 months of discharge | |
| 0 | 25 189 (77.1) |
| 1 | 5125 (15.7) |
| ≥2 | 2343 (7.2) |
a
Index hospital admission defined as first hospitalisation of 2014 (with no hospitalisation in the previous 6 months) and includes any hospital admissions within 6 weeks of discharge. Multimorbidity list includes 37 chronic conditions.23
b
Unless otherwise stated. IQR = interquartile range. SD = standard deviation.