Table 5.
Differences in Clusters by Having a Primary Care Home, Reason for Attending ED and Acuity Rating (CTAS).
| Class 1 younger economically stable newcomers 320 (13.2%) |
Class 2 retired economically stable born in Canada 405 (16.7%) |
Class 3 severely disadvantaged younger males 313 (12.9%) |
Class 4 unemployed older newcomers 233 (9.6%) |
Class 5 less employed younger newcomers 85 (3.5%) |
Class 6 under 65 years, born in Canada, stable housing 1062 (43.9%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Has Primary Care Home | 87.7% | 96.3% | 80.4% | 91.2% | 81.7% | 90.8% | <.001 |
| Reason for Visit | |||||||
| Accident or injury | 25.8% | 17.3% | 18.3% | 11.9% | 23.6% | 20.2% | <.001 |
| New health problem | 47.9% | 40.1% | 32.0% | 45.2% | 25.5% | 38.6% | |
| Ongoing condition | 26.3% | 42.7% | 49.7% | 42.9% | 50.9% | 41.2% | |
| CTAS | 3.17 (0.76) | 2.89 (0.77) | 3.20 (0.66) | 2.89 (0.76) | 3.14 (0.87) | 3.13 (0.74) | <.001 |
Pairwise differences CTAS – 1 is higher acuity.
Class 1 is significantly different from class 2, 4, 6.
Class 2 is significantly different from class 1, 3, 6.
Class 3 is significantly different from class 2, 4.
Class 4 is significantly different from class 1, 3, 6.
Class 5 is not significantly different from any class.
Class 6 is significantly different from class 2, 4.