Table 1.
Characteristics of participants admitted to the ICU in South Western Sydney Local Health District hospitals (2014–2017)
| Variables | Diabetes | Non-Diabetes |
|---|---|---|
| Year of admission | n (%) | n (%) |
| 2014–2015 | 360 (29.6) | 1665 (31.2) |
| 2015–2016 | 393 (32.3) | 1697 (31.8) |
| 2016–2017 | 463 (38.1) | 1979 (37.0) |
| Demography | ||
| Age groups | ||
| 18-34 yrs | 51 (4.2) | 510 (10.0) |
| 35-44 yrs | 73 (6.0) | 426 (8.0) |
| 45-54 yrs | 145 (11.9) | 671 (12.6) |
| 55-64 yrs | 289 (23.8) | 955 (17.9) |
| 65-74 yrs | 359 (30.0) | 1202 (23.0) |
| 75 yrs. and over | 299 (24.6) | 1577 (29.5) |
| Sex | ||
| Women | 476 (39.1) | 2227 (41.7) |
| Men | 740 (60.9) | 3114 (58.3) |
| Marital status | ||
| Marriedp | 736 (60.8) | 2962 (55.7) |
| Previously married† | 315 (26.0) | 1360 (25.6) |
| Never married | 159 (13.1) | 991 (18.7) |
| Country of birth | ||
| Australia | 501 (41.3) | 2756 (51.7) |
| America | 37 (3.1) | 122 (2.3) |
| Asia | 300 (24.7) | 1028 (19.3) |
| Africa | 26 (2.0) | 102 (2.0) |
| Europe | 242 (19.9) | 994 (18.7) |
| Pacific | 108 (8.9) | 325 (6.1) |
| Residence‡ | ||
| Peri-urban | 417 (34.4) | 1835 (34.4) |
| Urban | 799 (65.6) | 3506 (65.6) |
| Hospital health insurance cover | ||
| Full hospital cover | 143 (11.8) | 728 (13.6) |
| No hospital cover | 1073 (88.2) | 4613 (86.4) |
| Mode of separation from the hospital | ||
| Deaths | ||
| No | 1081 (88.9) | 4572 (85.6) |
| Yes | 135 (11.1) | 769 (14.4) |
| Primary admission diagnosis, ICD-10 | ||
| Diseases of the Nervous system | 26 (2.1) | 124 (2.3) |
| Diseases of the Respiratory system | 126 (10.4) | 721 (13.5) |
| Diseases of the Circulatory system | 480 (39.5) | 1596 (29.9) |
| Diseases of the Digestive system | 106 (8.7) | 603 (11.3) |
| Diseases of the Musculoskeletal/Connective system | 22 (1.8) | 89 (1.7) |
| Diseases of the Skin/Subcutaneous system | 11 (0.9) | 41 (0.8) |
| Diseases of the Endocrine/Nutritional/Metabolic system | 114 (9.4) | 79 (1.5) |
| Presence of any comorbidities | ||
| No | 331 (27.2) | 2088 (39.1) |
| Yes | 885 (72.8) | 3253 (60.9) |
ICU Intensive care unit, ICD International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10), p includes de-facto, † Widowed/separated/divorced, ‡ Peri urban includes Wollondilly, Camden, Wingecarribee Local Government Areas (LGA) while Urban includes Campbelltown, Fairfield, Bankstown-Lidcombe LGAs