Table 4.

ECH year 1 and ECH year 2 outcomes according to age bands

	All (18+ years)		Age 18–64 years		Age 65–79 years		Age 80+ years
	ECH year 1	ECH year 2	ECH year 1	ECH year 2	ECH year 1	ECH year 2	ECH year 1	ECH year 2
Number of contributing index admissions	16 126	17 727	5758	6198	4849	5281	5519	6248
All day 60 mortality	0.95 (0.88 to 1.02), p=0.18	0.94 (0.91 to 0.97), p<0.01	1.15 (0.91 to 1.43)	1.04 (0.93 to 1.16)	1.02 (0.89 to 1.16)	0.95 (0.89 to 1.02)	0.88 (0.79 to 0.97)	0.91 (0.87 to 0.96)
Inpatient day 60 mortality	0.99 (0.90 to 1.10), p=0.91	0.95 (0.90 to 0.99), p=0.03	1.11 (0.81 to 1.51)	1.00 (0.86 to 1.17)	1.19 (0.99 to 1.43)	1.03 (0.94 to 1.13)	0.90 (0.79 to 1.02)	0.90 (0.85 to 0.96)
Postdischarge day 60 mortality	0.91 (0.82 to 1.01), p=0.08	0.94 (0.89 to 0.99), p=0.01	1.18 (0.86 to 1.63)	1.08 (0.92 to 1.26)	0.89 (0.74 to 1.07)	0.89 (0.81 to 0.97)	0.87 (0.75 to 1.01)	0.94 (0.87 to 1.00)
Probability of discharge per day up to day 60	1.07 (1.04 to 1.10), p<0.01	1.04 (1.02 to 1.05), p<0.01	1.08 (1.04 to 1.12)	1.03 (1.01 to 1.05)	1.05 (1.01 to 1.09)	1.03 (1.01 to 1.05)	1.07 (1.02 to 1.13)	1.06 (1.03 to 1.08)
Readmission <60 days of discharge	0.90 (0.87 to 0.94), p<0.01	0.92 (0.90 to 0.94), p<0.01	0.85 (0.78 to 0.93)	0.89 (0.85 to 0.93)	0.91 (0.84 to 0.98)	0.90 (0.86 to 0.94)	0.93 (0.87 to 0.99)	0.96 (0.93 to 0.99)
ED reattendance <60 days of discharge	1.00 (0.92 to 1.09), p=0.93	0.85 (0.82 to 0.88), p<0.01	1.13 (1.01 to 1.26)	0.95 (0.89 to 1.01)	0.96 (0.81 to 1.14)	0.84 (0.78 to 0.90)	0.85 (0.74 to 0.97)	0.71 (0.66 to 0.76)

Outcomes are OR (95% CI) relative to baseline (age 18–64 years, n=6951; 65–74 years, n=5285; 80+ years, n=6350).

P values are only provided for the combined age groups (age 18+ years).

ECH, emergency care hospital.