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Table 1 Demographic and clinical baseline descriptive statistics of chronically ill patients in a prospective cohort study in western Sydney, Australia (n, %)

From: Demographic and clinical predictors of unplanned hospital utilisation among chronically ill patients: a prospective cohort study

Risk factor

Categories

n

Sex

Male

153 (49.7)

 

Female

155 (50.3)

Marital Status

Married

146 (48.0)

 

Separated or Divorced

45 (14.8)

 

Single or Widowed

113 (37.2)

Language Spoken at Home

English

277 (93.6)

 

Other

19 (6.4)

English Literacy

No

85 (27.6)

 

Yes

223 (72.4)

Carer Status

Live-In Carer

133 (43.6)

 

Visiting Carer

91 (29.8)

 

No Carer

81 (26.6)

Social Isolation

No

230 (74.7)

 

Yes

78 (25.3)

Source of Transport

Own Car

121 (40.2)

 

Carer

129 (42.9)

 

Public or Ambulance

51 (16.9)

Employment Status

Retired

254 (84.4)

 

Working/Studying

47 (15.6)

Education Level (completed)

Primary

201 (67.5)

 

Secondary

83 (27.9)

 

Tertiary

14 (4.7)

Body Mass Index

Underweight

13 (5.1)

 

Normal

82 (32.4)

 

Overweight

69 (27.3)

 

Obese

89 (35.2)

Smoking Status

Never

108 (36.0)

 

Former

170 (56.7)

 

Current

22 (7.3)

Alcohol Consumption

No

233 (75.7)

 

Yes

75 (24.4)

Falls History

No

177 (60.8)

 

Yes

114 (39.2)

Visual Impairment

No

93 (31.0)

 

Yes

207 (69.0)

Hearing Impairment

No

162 (53.8)

 

Yes

139 (46.2)

Heart Disease Comorbidity

No

87 (28.3)

 

Yes

221 (71.2)

Respiratory Comorbidity

No

171 (55.5)

 

Yes

137 (44.5)

Diabetes Comorbidity

No

204 (66.2)

 

Yes

104 (33.8)

Current Cancer Comorbidity

No

284 (92.2)

 

Yes

24 (7.8)

Musculoskeletal Comorbidity

No

143 (46.4)

 

Yes

165 (53.6)