Characteristic | All routes (n) | Emergency admission (n) | (%) | Crude | Adjusted | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RR (95% CI) | P-value | RR (95% CI) | P-value | ||||
Age group at diagnosis (years) | <.0001 | <.0001 | |||||
0–14 | 439 | 8 | (0.98) | 0.04 (0.02–0.08) | <.0001 | 0.11 (0.06–0.21) | <.0001 |
15–44 | 2347 | 61 | (7.47) | 0.06 (0.04–0.08) | <.0001 | 0.13 (0.10–0.17) | <.0001 |
45–64 | 1680 | 259 | (31.7) | 0.34 (0.27–0.42) | <.0001 | 0.52 (0.44–0.63) | <.0001 |
65–84 | 1197 | 394 | (48.2) | 0.72 (0.57–0.90) | 0.004 | 0.73 (0.60–0.87) | 0.001 |
≥85 | 207 | 95 | (11.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
Sex | <.0001 | - | |||||
Male | 2418 | 400 | (49.0) | 1 | |||
Female | 3452 | 417 | (51.0) | 0.73 (0.64–0.84) | <.0001 | ||
Ethnicity | <.0001 | <.0001 | |||||
Asian | 29 | 6 | (0.73) | 4.48 (1.98–10.1) | <.0001 | 3.02 (1.67–5.48) | <.0001 |
Black | 30 | 8 | (0.98) | 5.77 (2.84–11.7) | <.0001 | 2.09 (1.53–2.87) | <.0001 |
White | 1924 | 617 | (75.5) | 6.94 (5.87–8.20) | <.0001 | 3.14 (2.48–3.98) | <.0001 |
Other | 36 | 8 | (0.98) | 4.81 (2.37–9.76) | <.0001 | 3.06 (2.10–4.47) | <.0001 |
Unknown | 3851 | 178 | (21.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
Deprivation | <.0001 | <.0001 | |||||
Least deprived | 716 | 132 | (16.2) | 2.95 (2.36–3.68) | <.0001 | 1.60 (1.27–2.02) | <.0001 |
Quintiles 2,3,4 | 1738 | 382 | (46.8) | 3.51 (2.95–4.19) | <.0001 | 1.81 (1.47–2.23) | <.0001 |
Most deprived | 426 | 116 | (14.2) | 4.35 (3.45–5.49) | <.0001 | 1.93 (1.51–2.47) | <.0001 |
Unknown | 2990 | 187 | (22.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
Charlson Index score | <.0001 | 0.019 | |||||
0 | 5785 | 745 | (91.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
1 | 43 | 39 | (4.77) | 7.04 (5.10–9.72) | <.0001 | 1.34 (1.06–1.69) | 0.014 |
≥2 | 42 | 33 | (4.04) | 6.10 (4.31–8.65) | <.0001 | 0.87 (0.70–1.07) | 0.180 |
Practice region | <.0001 | - | |||||
East Midlands | 122 | 5 | (0.61) | 0.32 (0.13–0.79) | 0.013 | ||
East of England | 835 | 140 | (17.1) | 1.31 (1.01–1.70) | 0.041 | ||
London | 345 | 51 | (6.24) | 1.16 (0.82–1.63) | 0.400 | ||
North East | 252 | 38 | (4.65) | 1.18 (0.81–1.72) | 0.388 | ||
North West | 615 | 105 | (12.9) | 1.34 (1.01–1.77) | 0.041 | ||
South Central | 763 | 92 | (11.3) | 0.94 (0.71–1.26) | 0.695 | ||
South East Coast | 622 | 118 | (14.4) | 1.49 (1.13–1.95) | 0.004 | ||
South West | 834 | 84 | (10.3) | 0.79 (0.59–1.06) | 0.114 | ||
West Midlands | 746 | 90 | (11.0) | 0.95 (0.71–1.26) | 0.699 | ||
Yorkshire & The Humber | 736 | 94 | (11.5) | 1 | |||
Time at practice (years) | <.0001 | - | |||||
Low | 1957 | 176 | (21.5) | 1 | |||
Moderate | 1957 | 279 | (34.2) | 1.59 (1.31–1.91) | <.0001 | ||
High | 1956 | 362 | (44.3) | 2.06 (1.72–2.46) | <.0001 | ||
Follow-up time (years) | <.0001 | - | |||||
<1 | 988 | 82 | (10.0) | 0.45 (0.35–0.57) | <.0001 | ||
1–3 | 2032 | 271 | (33.2) | 0.72 (0.60–0.85) | <.0001 | ||
4–6 | 1571 | 226 | (27.7) | 0.77 (0.64–0.93) | 0.006 | ||
7–10 | 1279 | 238 | (29.1) | 1 | |||
Continuity of care | <.0001 | <.0001 | |||||
Low | 164 | 134 | (16.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
Moderate | 162 | 131 | (16.0) | 0.99 (0.78–1.26) | 0.933 | 1.04 (0.90–1.20) | 0.625 |
High | 166 | 143 | (17.5) | 1.05 (0.83–1.33) | 0.660 | 1.00 (0.87–1.15) | 0.976 |
Not valid* | 5378 | 409 | (50.1) | 0.09 (0.08–0.11) | <.0001 | 0.28 (0.24–0.33) | <.0001 |
Consultation ≤30 day before diagnosis† | <.0001 | - | |||||
0 | 5734 | 704 | (86.2) | 1 | |||
1 | 136 | 113 | (13.3) | 6.77 (5.55–8.25) | <.0001 | ||
Referral ≤30 days before diagnosis‡ | 0.022 | - | |||||
Admission before diagnosis, mean (SD) | 0.04 (0.20) | 0.12 (0.33) | 0.30 (0.21–0.43) | <.0001 | 0.31 (0.20–0.46) | <.0001 |