CT Type 1 Low healthcare use | CT Type 2 Moderate healthcare use | CT Type 3 High healthcare use – respiratory group | CT Type 4 High healthcare use – CVD group | CT Type 5 High healthcare use – other condition group | P-Value | |
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n = 1351 (52.3%) | n = 748 (29.0%) | n = 216 (8.4%) | n = 100 (3.9%) | n = 166 (6.4%) | ||
Sex, n (%) | 0.1605 | |||||
Female | 700 (51.8) | 416 (55.6) | 123 (56.9) | 60 (60.0) | 96 (57.8) | |
Male | 651 (48.2) | 332 (44.4) | 93 (43.1) | 40 (40.0) | 70 (42.2) | |
Age, mean (SD) | 70.7 (8.8) | 71.9 (8.2) | 72.7 (8.3) | 76.8 (6.1) | 72.3 (9.7) | <.0001 |
PPDIP status, n (%) | <.0001 | |||||
Not admissible | 178 (13.2) | 67 (9.0) | 17 (7.9) | x | x | |
Admissible – regular | 414 (30.6) | 265 (35.4) | 69 (31.9) | x | x | |
Admissible – GIS/LRFA | 759 (56.2) | 416 (55.6) | 130 (60.2) | 74 (74.0) | 109 (65.7) | |
Rurality,a n (%) | 0.0262 | |||||
Metropolitan area | 781 (58.0) | 444 (59.6) | 128 (59.5) | 49 (49.0) | 102 (63.0) | |
Small town | 234 (17.4) | 118 (15.8) | 33 (15.4) | 17 (17.0) | 37 (22.8) | |
Rural area | 332 (24.6) | 183 (24.6) | 54 (25.1) | 34 (34.0) | 23 (14.2) | |
Material Deprivation,b n (%) | 0.3034 | |||||
Quartile 1 | 187 (14.4) | 110 (15.5) | 30 (15.0) | 8 (8.5) | 18 (12.2) | |
Quartile 2–3 | 646 (49.8) | 370 (52.1) | 94 (47.0) | 44 (46.8) | 79 (53.4) | |
Quartile 4 | 465 (35.8) | 230 (32.4) | 76 (38.0) | 42 (44.7) | 51 (34.5) | |
Social Deprivation,b n (%) | 0.0083 | |||||
Quartile 1 | 249 (19.2) | 125 (17.6) | 31 (15.5) | 18 (19.2) | 15 (10.1) | |
Quartile 2–3 | 607 (46.8) | 351 (49.4) | 100 (50.0) | 52 (55.3) | 62 (41.9) | |
Quartile 4 | 442 (34.0) | 234 (33.0) | 69 (34.5) | 24 (25.5) | 71 (48.0) | |
GP affiliation, n (%) | 931 (68.9) | 515 (68.8) | 154 (71.3) | 77 (77.0) | 116 (69.9) | 0.4995 |
Combined CI, median (Q1 – Q3) | 2 (0–5) | 3 (2–6) | 4 (2–7) | 6 (4–9) | 5 (3–8) | <.0001 |
Length of stay, median (Q1 – Q3) | 4 (2–7) | 5 (3–9) | 7 (4–13) | 6 (3–11) | 7 (4–11) | <.0001 |
NIRRU, mean (SD) | 0.99 (0.76) | 1.18 (0.91) | 1.56 (2.03) | 1.36 (1.23) | 1.41 (1.72) | <.0001 |
Severity index, n (%) | <.0001 | |||||
Weak-Moderate | 833 (61.7) | 412 (55.1) | 108 (50.0) | 31 (31.0) | 63 (38.0) | |
High-Extreme | 518 (38.3) | 336 (44.9) | 108 (50.0) | 69 (69.0) | 103 (62.0) |