Table 1.
Characteristics of participants by multiple hospital admissions in the last 90 days
| Total | Multiple unplanned hospital admissions last 90 days | ||
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| No | Yes | ||
| Total, n | 33 714 | 31 820 (94.4) | 1894 (5.6) |
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| Age, mean (SD) | 86.56 (8.07) | 86.69 (8.01) | 84.67 (8.79) |
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| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 12 091 (35.9) | 11 171 (35.1) | 920 (48.6) |
| Female | 21 623 (64.1) | 20 649 (64.9) | 974 (51.4) |
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| IMD quintiles, n (%) | |||
| (Least deprived) 1 | 7260 (21.5) | 6906 (21.7) | 354 (18.7) |
| 2 | 7451 (22.1) | 7062 (22.2) | 389 (20.5) |
| 3 | 7837 (23.2) | 7459 (23.4) | 378 (20.0) |
| 4 | 5895 (17.5) | 5549 (17.4) | 346 (18.3) |
| 5 | 5258 (15.6) | 4831 (15.2) | 427 (22.5) |
| Missing | 13 | 13 | 0 |
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| Lived in care home, n (%) | |||
| No | 14 818 (44.0) | 13 816 (43.4) | 1002 (52.9) |
| Yes | 18 896 (56.0) | 18 004 (56.6) | 892 (47.1) |
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| Rurality, n (%) | |||
| Urban | 28 921 (85.8) | 27 192 (85.5) | 1729 (91.3) |
| Rural | 4793 (14.2) | 4628 (14.5) | 165 (8.7) |
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| Region, n (%) | |||
| North East | 703 (2.1) | 666 (2.1) | 37 (2.0) |
| North West | 5947 (17.6) | 5510 (17.3) | 437 (23.1) |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 1047 (3.1) | 981 (3.1) | 66 (3.5) |
| East Midlands | 364 (1.1) | 342 (1.1) | 22 (1.2) |
| West Midlands | 4028 (11.9) | 3785 (11.9) | 243 (12.8) |
| East of England | 2755 (8.2) | 2618 (8.2) | 137 (7.2) |
| South West | 4855 (14.4) | 4678 (14.7) | 177 (9.3) |
| South Central | 5311 (15.8) | 5121 (16.1) | 190 (10.0) |
| London | 3386 (10.0) | 3107 (9.8) | 279 (14.7) |
| South East Coast | 5318 (15.8) | 5012 (15.8) | 306 (16.2) |
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| Cause of death, n (%) | |||
| Dementia | 12 404 (36.8) | 11 917 (37.5) | 487 (25.7) |
| Cancer | 2926 (8.7) | 2731 (8.6) | 195 (10.3) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 3615 (10.7) | 3429 (10.8) | 186 (9.8) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 2510 (7.4) | 2363 (7.4) | 147 (7.8) |
| Influenza and pneumonia | 1800 (5.3) | 1657 (5.2) | 143 (7.6) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 1148 (3.4) | 1003 (3.2) | 145 (7.7) |
| Chronic heart disease | 1160 (3.4) | 1087 (3.4) | 73 (3.9) |
| Parkinson’s disease | 831 (2.5) | 801 (2.5) | 30 (1.6) |
| Senility | 750 (2.2) | 737 (2.3) | 13 (0.7) |
| Other | 6565 (19.5) | 6090 (19.1) | 475 (25.1) |
| Missing | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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| Number of QoF comorbidities, mean (SD) | 2.23 (1.60) | 2.20 (1.59) | 2.72 (1.69) |
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| Place of death, n (%) | |||
| No home | 30 376 (90.1) | 28 577 (89.8) | 1799 (95.0) |
| Home | 3338 (9.9) | 3243 (10.2) | 95 (5.0) |
IMD = Index of Multiple Deprivation. QoF = Quality and Outcomes Framework. SD = standard deviation.