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. 2022 Feb 14;22(1):14. doi: 10.5334/ijic.5665

Table 3.

Population size (≥70 years), rates per ≥70 year-old population and percentage change in rates by year.


LOCALITY POPULATION SIZE EIC REFERRAL RATES (95% CI) % CHANGE IN RATES



2015 2016 2017 2015 2016 2017 2015 to 2016 2016 to 2017

Coastal 7,104 7,289 7,589 4.3% (3.8%–4.7%) 7.0% (6.4%–7.6%) 11.6% (10.8%–12.4%)* 64.9% 65.6%

Moor to Sea 8,605 6,179 6,434 7.7% (7.1%–8.3%) 12.0% (11.1%–12.8%) 8.2% (7.5%–8.9%) 55.2% –31.3%

Newton Abbot 8,265 11,170 11,697 6.5% (5.9%–7.0%) 8.5% (8.0%–9.0%) 10.3% (9.7%–10.8%) 30.8% 20.7%

Paignton and Brixham 14,010 14,329 14,976 6.7% (6.3%–7.2%) 6.6% (6.2%–7.0%) 6.6% (6.2%–7.0%) –2.2% 0.7%

Torquay 10,963 11,110 11,510 6.3% (5.8%–6.8%) 8.1% (7.6%–8.7%) 7.8% (7.3%–8.3%) 29.4% –3.9%

Total (not incl. Coastal) 41,843 42,788 44,617 6.8% (6.5%–7.0%) 8.3% (8.0%–8.5%) 8.1% (7.9%–8.4%) 22.0% –1.8%

Total 48,947 50,077 52,206 6.4% (6.2%–6.6%) 8.1% (7.8%–8.3%) 8.6% (8.4%–8.9%) 26.2% 6.7%

Key: EIC = Enhanced Intermediate Care; * = statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05), compared to other localities and Total (not incl. Coastal) within year.

Note: Moor to Sea referrals were recorded differently after 2016 bringing it into line with other areas, possibly explaining the fall in cases. The locality boundary also changed but this was adjusted for.