Table 1.
Demographic differences across study years by age, sex, marital status and ethnic category for DSH admission cohort.
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (average) | 34.4 | 36.0 | 39.4 | 36.6 |
| Sex N(%) | ||||
| Male | 39 (38.6) | 56 (43.1) | 69 (58.5) | 54.7 (46.7) |
| Female | 62 (61.4) | 74 (56.9) | 49 (41.5) | 61.7 (53.3) |
| Marital status N(%) | ||||
| Single | 82 (81.2) | 93 (71.5) | 92 (78.0) | 89 (76.9) |
| Married | 6 (5.9) | 11 (8.5) | 10 (8.5) | 9 (7.6) |
| Divorced | 2 (2.0) | 6 (4.6) | 2 (1.7) | 3.3 (2.8) |
| Widowed | 2 (2.0) | 3 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1.7 (1.4) |
| Not stated | 9 (8.9) | 17 (13.1) | 14 (11.8) | 13.3 (11.3) |
| Ethnic category N(%) | ||||
| British | 77 (76.2) | 88 (67.7) | 90 (76.3) | 85 (73.4) |
| Irish | 1 (1.0) | 2 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) |
| African | 3 (3.0) | 2 (1.5) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.8) |
| Caribbean | 2 (2.0) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 1.3 (1.2) |
| Chinese | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (2.5) | 1.3(1.1) |
| Indian | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.7 (0.5) |
| Pakistani | 2 (2.0) | 7 (5.4) | 4 (3.4) | 4.3 (3.6) |
| Mixed ethnicity | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.1) | 1 (0.8) | 1.7 (1.3) |
| Any other ethnic background | 8 (7.9) | 13 (10.0) | 10 (8.5) | 10.3 (8.8) |
| Not stated | 8 (7.9) | 10 (7.7) | 8 (6.8) | 8.7 (7.5) |