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Table 1 Admission details for all ACSCs admissions

From: How do population, general practice and hospital factors influence ambulatory care sensitive admissions: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Count (%)

Number of Admissions

1,767,550

Bed Days

10,903,662

Day Cases

443,760 (25.1)

Mean Age

55.6

 0–19

264,541 (15.0)

 20–39

207,032 (11.7)

 40–59

338,316 (19.1)

 60–79

512,017 (29.0)

 80+

445,644 (25.2)

Male

844,537 (47.8)

Ethnicity

 White

1,495,974 (84.6)

 Asian

100,486 (5.7)

 Black

41,879 (2.4)

 Mixed

14,623 (0.8)

 Missing

114,588 (6.5)

Deprivation

 0 (Most Deprived)

477,437 (27.0)

 1

387,099 (21.9)

 2

339,554 (19.2)

 3

302,310 (17.1)

 4 (Least Deprived)

261,150 (14.8)

Comorbidities

 Any

1,032,628 (58.4)

 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

465,731 (26.4)

 Diabetes

288,168 (16.3)

 Congestive heart failure

194,692 (11.0)

 Cerebrovascular disease

185,824 (10.5)

 Renal disease

133,975 (7.6)

Admission Source

 The usual place of residence

1,671,614 (94.6)

 Other

94,806 (5.4)

Admission Method

 Emergency: via accident and emergency

1,326,882 (75.1)

 Emergency: via general practitioner

290,218 (16.4)

 Other

150,450 (8.5)

Discharge Destination

 The usual place of residence

1,597,060 (90.4)

 Patient died

80,371 (4.6)

 Nursing home

35,425 (2.0)

 Other

54,694 (3.1)