From: Identifying patterns of potentially preventable hospitalisations in people living with dementia
 | Total (N = 8156)a | Non-ACSCs (N = 4272) | ACSCs (N = 3884) | p-valueb |
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Sex, N (%) | ||||
 Male | 3432 (42.08) | 1785 (41.78) | 1647 (42.40) | 0.570 |
 Female | 4724 (57.92) | 2487 (58.22) | 2237 (57.92) | |
Age groups, N (%) | ||||
 50-84 | 3666 (44.95) | 1905 (44.59) | 1761 (45.34) | 0.498 |
 85+ | 4490 (55.05) | 2367 (55.41) | 2123 (54.66) | |
Marital status, N (%) | ||||
 Never married/ widowed/ divorced/ separated | 4330 (53.09) | 2285 (53.49) | 2045 (52.65) | 0.368 |
 Married/de facto | 3636 (44.58) | 1882 (44.05) | 1754 (45.16) | |
Indigenous status | ||||
 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 9 (0.11) | 6 (0.14) | 3 (0.008) | 0.512 |
 Neither aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander | 8075 (99.89) | 4229 (99.86) | 3846 (99.92) | |
English preferred language, N (%) | ||||
 Yes | 6209 (76.13) | 3337 (78.11) | 2872 (73.94) | ≤0.001 |
 No | 1947 (23.87) | 935 (21.89) | 1012 (26.06) | |
Interpreter required, N (%) | ||||
 Yes | 1055 (13.48) | 470 (11.53) | 585 (15.59) | ≤0.001 |
 No | 6770 (86.47) | 3604 (88.42) | 3166 (84.36) | |
Hospital region, N (%) | ||||
 Metropolitan | 6093 (74.71) | 3195 (74.61) | 2898 (74.61) | 0.855 |
 Rural | 2063 (25.29) | 1077 (25.21) | 986 (25.39) | |
Admission source, N (%) | ||||
 Private residence/accommodation | 7608 (93.28) | 3976 (93.07) | 3632 (93.51) | 0.427 |
 Aged care residential facility/ Care bed based program/ Mental health residential facility | 548 (6.72) | 296 (6.93) | 252 (6.49) | |
Bed days, mean (SD) | 8.97 (11.48) | 8.26 (12.00) | 9.74 (10.83) | ≤0.001 |
Length of stay type, N (%) | ||||
 Multi-day | 6972 (85.48) | 3452 (80.81) | 3520 (90.63) | ≤0.001 |
 Same-day | 677 (8.30) | 432 (10.11) | 245 (6.31) | |
 Overnight | 507 (6.22) | 388 (9.08) | 119 (3.06) |