Table 2. Characteristics of hospital admissions in the 2 years prior to opioid-related deaths in England from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2019.

Variable	Level	Number (%)
Total		37,570 (100.0)
Discharged AMA	Yes	3,742 (10.0)
	No	33,828 (90.0)
Length of admission (days)	1	15,026 (40.0)
	2–6	14,615 (38.9)
	7+	7,929 (21.1)
	Median [IQR]	2 [1–5]
	Mean [SD]	8.7 [38.2]
Psychiatric admission	No	34,152 (90.9)
	Yes	3,418 (9.1)
Drug poisoning	No	32,625 (86.8)
	Yes	4,945 (13.2)

AMA, discharge against medical advice; IQR, interquartile range.