Table 2 Baseline demographics and hospital use characteristics of home-based primary care (HBPC) and home care (HC) recipients
|  | HBPC Recipients n = 246 | HC Recipients n = 492 | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years at admission (SD) | 85.2 (9.2) | 84.1 (9.1) | 0.127 |
 Minimum – maximum | 55.8 – 103.9 | 56.5 – 103.1 |  |
Age above 90Â years, n (%) | 82 (33.3) | 125 (25.4) | 0.024 |
Male, n (%) | 87 (35.4) | 175 (35.6) | 0.957 |
CHESS Scorea, n (%) | |||
 0 | 47 (19.1) | 94 (19.1) | 1.000 |
 1 | 79 (32.1) | 158 (32.1) |  |
 2 | 73 (29.7) | 160 (32.5) |  |
 3 | 35 (14.2) | 61 (12.4) |  |
 4 | 11 (4.5) | 19 (3.9) |  |
 5 | 1 (0.4) | 0 |  |
MAPLe Scorea, n (%) | |||
 1 | 4 (1.6) | 12 (2.4) | 1.000 |
 2 | 13 (5.3) | 40 (8.1) |  |
 3 | 64 (26.0) | 110 (22.4) |  |
 4 | 107 (43.5) | 237 (48.2) |  |
 5 | 58 (23.6) | 93 (18.9) |  |
Lives alone | 132 (53.9) | 266 (54.1) | 0.962 |
 Missing, n | 1 |  |  |
ED visit rate§ per 1000 PD (95% CI) | 4.1 (3.8, 4.4) | 3.0 (2.8, 3.2) | <.0001 |
CTASa, n (%) | |||
 1-3 | 451 (72.6) | 613 (66.3) | 0.008 |
 4-5 | 170 (27.4) | 312 (33.7) |  |
Hospital admission rate§ per 1000 PD (95% CI) | 2.3 (2.1, 2.5) | 1.3 (1.2, 1.4) | <.0001 |
Days spent in hospital§ per 1000 PD (95% CI) | 41.8 (40.7, 42.8) | 18.6 (18.2, 19.1) | <.0001 |