Table 1 Characteristics of separations by Aboriginal status (n = 122,145)
Aboriginal (n = 77,427) n (%) | Non-Aboriginal (n = 44,718) n (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | % Female | 42,982 (55.5) | 22,422 (50.1) | > 0.001 |
Age | Mean (SD) | 53.5 (16.5) | 66.7 (17.9) | > 0.001 |
Marital status | Married/de facto | 30,992 (40.1) | 23,815 (53.3) | > 0.001 |
Single | 25,178 (32.5) | 5673 (12.7) | ||
Widowed | 9385 (12.1) | 9884 (22.1) | ||
Divorced/separated | 10,434 (13.5) | 4720 (10.6) | ||
Not known | 1372 (1.8) | 592 (1.3) | ||
Chronic diseases present at admission | Diabetes | 32,865 (39.5) | 11,853 (26.5) | > 0.001 |
Chronic respiratory disease | 15,403 (19.9) | 6135 (13.7) | < 0.0001 | |
Cardiovascular disease | 41,977 (54.2) | 29,231 (65.4) | < 0.0001 | |
Renal disease | 20,133 (26.0) | 12,638 (28.3) | < 0.0001 | |
Charlson Co-morbidity Index score | 0 | 43,888 (56.7) | 25,454 (56.9) | < 0.0001 |
1 | 18,835 (24.3) | 9979 (22.3) | ||
2+ | 14,704 (19.0) | 9285 (20.8) | ||
IRSD | 1st quintile - most disadvantaged | 19,505 (25.2) | 5823 (13.0) | < 0.0001 |
2nd quintile | 22,584 (29.2) | 10,529 (23.6) | ||
3rd quintile | 16,701 (21.6) | 8788 (19.7) | ||
4th quintile | 14,286 (18.5) | 9985 (22.3) | ||
5th quintile - least disadvantaged | 4351 (5.6) | 9593 (21.4) | ||
ARIA | Highly Accessible (major cities) | 29,855 (38.6) | 31,521 (70.5) | < 0.0001 |
Accessible (inner regional) | 29,132 (37.6) | 10,348 (23.1) | ||
Moderately Accessible (outer regional) | 13,692 (17.7) | 2560 (5.7) | ||
Remote / Very Remote | 4748 (6.1) | 289 (0.7) | ||
Year of separation | 2005–06 | 7547 (10.3) | 4680 (11.2) | < 0.0001 |
2006–07 | 7840 (10.7) | 4719 (11.3) | ||
2007–08 | 7980 (10.9) | 4693 (11.2) | ||
2008–09 | 6905 (9.5) | 4143 (9.9) | ||
2009–10 | 7041 (9.6) | 4169 (10.0) | ||
2010–11 | 7010 (9.6) | 4061 (9.7) | ||
2011–12 | 7807 (10.7) | 4343 (10.4) | ||
2012–13 | 10,243 (14.0) | 5391 (12.9) | ||
2013–14 | 10,643 (14.6) | 5644 (13.5) | ||
Length of stay (days) | Mean (SD) | 5.6 (14.2) | 6.9 (17.2) | < 0.0001 |