Table 2.
Variables related to predisposing factors predicting frequency of patient hospitalizations for any medical condition in 2014–15
| Characteristics | Total N (%) |
No hospitalizations (0 times) N (%) |
Moderate hospitalizations (1–2 times) N (%) |
Frequent hospitalizations (3+ times) N (%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 11,367 (100) | 6424 (56.5) | 4192 (36.9) | 751 (6.6) | |
| Predisposing factors (2014–2015) | |||||
| Age | .00 | ||||
| 12–17 years | 739 (6.5) | 492 (7.7) 2,3 | 190 (4.5) 1,3 | 57 (7.6) 1,2 | |
| 18–24 years | 1953 (17.2) | 1067 (16.6) | 751 (17.9) | 135 (18.0) | |
| 25–44 years | 4330 (38.1) | 2472 (38.5) | 1569 (37.4) | 289 (38.5) | |
| 45–64 years | 3128 (27.5) | 1748 (27.2) | 1185 (28.3) | 195 (26.0) | |
| 65 years+ | 1217 (10.7) | 645 (10.0) 2 | 497 (11.9) 1 | 75 (10.0) | |
| Sex | .92 | ||||
| Male | 5537 (48.7) | 3128 (48.7) | 2038 (48.6) | 371 (49.4) | |
| Female | 5830 (51.3) | 3296 (51.3) | 2154 (51.4) | 380 (50.6) | |
| Deprivation Index: | |||||
| Material | .27 | ||||
| 1: Least deprived | 2402 (21.1) | 1382 (21.5) | 860 (20.5) | 160 (21.3) | |
| 2 | 1747 (15.4) | 985 (15.3) | 647 (15.4) | 115 (15.3) | |
| 3 | 2038 (17.9) | 1153 (17.9) | 761 (18.2) | 124 (16.5) | |
| 4 | 1978 (17.4) | 1134 (17.7) | 721 (17.2) | 123 (16.4) | |
| 5: Most deprived | 2187 (19.2) | 1213 (18.9) | 834 (19.9) | 140 (18.6) | |
| Not assigned a | 1015 (8.9) | 557 (8.7) | 369 (8.8) | 89 (11.9) | |
| Social | .02 | ||||
| 1: Least deprived | 1367 (12.0) | 771 (12.0) | 502 (12.0) | 94 (12.5) | |
| 2 | 1257 (11.1) | 719 (11.2) | 456 (10.9) | 82 (10.9) | |
| 3 | 1540 (13.5) | 907 (14.1) 2 | 532 (12.5) 1 | 110 (14.5) | |
| 4 | 2528 (22.2) | 1445 (22.5) | 924 (22.0) | 159 (21.2) | |
| 5: Most deprived | 3660 (32.2) | 2025 (31.5) 2 | 1418 (33.8) 1,3 | 217 (28.9) 2 | |
| Not assigned a | 1015 (8.9) | 557 (8.7) 3 | 369 (8.8) 3 | 89 (11.9) 1,2 | |
| Type of emergency department (ED) | .00 | ||||
| Psychiatric ED without medical services | 3296 (29.0) | 1829 (28.5) | 1250 (29.8) | 217 (28.9) | |
| Psychiatric ED integrated with a general ED located in a separate site | 2039 (17.9) | 1238 (19.3) 2,3 | 696 (16.6) 1 | 105 (14.0) 1 | |
| General ED without psychiatric services | 2871 (25.3) | 1663 (25.9) | 1041 (24.8) | 167 (22.2) | |
| Psychiatric ED merged with a general ED | 3161 (27.8) | 1694 (26.4) 2,3 | 1205 (28.7) 1,3 | 262 (34.9) 1,2 | |
χ2 Comparisons were produced for each row reporting percentages for categorical variables. Superscript indicates a significant difference at p < .05. For example, the percentage of individuals who were 12–17 years old having no hospitalizations was significantly different than the group with 1–2 or 3+ hospitalizations. No hospitalizations (0 times) = column 1, moderate hospitalizations (1–2 times) = column 2, and frequent hospitalizations (3+ times) = column 3
aThis corresponds to missing address or to residence in an area where index assignment is not available. An index cannot usually be assigned to residents of long-term health care units or homeless individuals