Table 1: Characteristics of 2,250 patient sample.
| Variable | Frequency (%) (n =2,250) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| male | 49.02 (1,103) |
| female | 50.98 (1,147) |
| Age | |
| <25 | 4.62 (104) |
| 25–44 | 16.27 (366) |
| 45–64 | 33.47 (753) |
| ≥65 | 45.64(1,027) |
| Emergency Department on Admission | |
| yes | 63.07 (1,419) |
| no | 36.93 (831) |
| Discharge Status/Location | |
| Acute inpatient facility | 5.07 (114) |
| Long term care | 3.56 (80) |
| Other (e.g. hospice, addiction treatment centre) | 1.24 (28) |
| Home with homecare | 11.65 (262) |
| Home without homecare | 74.89 (1,685) |
| Against medical advice | 1.47 (33) |
| Died | 2.13 (48) |
| Number of Comorbidites | |
| 0 | 28.49 (641) |
| 1 | 24.18 (544) |
| 2 | 19.69 (443) |
| 3 | 12.76 (287) |
| 4+ | 14.9 (335) |
| Hospital+ | |
| A (80016) | 15.82 (356) |
| B (80020) | 44.85 (1,009) |
| C (80148) | 39.93 (885) |
| Procedure | |
| yes | 57.25 (1,288) |
| no | 42.76 (962) |
| Los | |
| <7 | 66.66 (1500) |
| ≥7 | 33.33 (750) |
+FMC: Foothills Medical Centre; PLC: Peter Lougheed Centre; RGH: Rockyview General Hospital.