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Table 4 Total Number of ER Visits/Hospital Admissions and Hospital Days By Risk Category in Two Years Follow-Up (2005-2006)

From: Use of an electronic administrative database to identify older community dwelling adults at high-risk for hospitalization or emergency department visits: The elders risk assessment index

Score

# of admissions (2 yrs)

# of hospital days (2 yrs)

 

Mean/SD

Median/Range

Mean/SD

Median/Range

-7:-1

0.4 ± 0.8

0(0, 8)

0.6 ± 3.5

0(0, 102)

0:3

0.7 ± 1.2

0(0, 13)

1.4 ± 5.2

0(0, 152)

4:8

1.1 ± 1.6

0(0, 14)

2.4 ± 6.3

0(0, 134)

9:15

1.6 ± 2.2

1(0, 24)

4.1 ± 9.0

0(0, 132)

16 +

2.6 ± 2.9

2(0, 24)

8.0 ± 13.3

4(0, 142)

P-value

<. 01

<. 01

<. 01

<. 01