Demographic and socioeconomic factors |
Age (years) | 65–79 | 67 | (129) | 66 | (75) | 1.07 (0.65 to 1.74) (p=0.80) |
≥80 | 33 | (63) | 34 | (39) | |
Sex | Male | 49 | (94) | 50 | (57) | 0.96 (0.60 to 1.52) (p=0.86) |
Female | 51 | (98) | 50 | (57) | |
Living alone | Yes | 40 | (76) | 46 | (52) | 1.28 (0.80 to 2.04) (p=0.30) |
Own home | No | 18 | (34) | 20 | (23) | 1.21 (0.67 to 2.17) (p=0.54) |
Education | Primary/second | 73 | (141) | 72 | (82) | |
Trade/third level | 27 | (51) | 28 | (32) | 1.09 (0.65 to 1.83) (p=0.73) |
Private health insurance | No | 54 | (104) | 63 | (72) | 1.45 (0.90 to 2.33) (p=0.12) |
Social class | 1–3 | 50 | (96) | 41 | (47) | |
| 4–7 (1 missing) | 50 | (95) | 59 | (67) | 1.44 (0.90 to 2.30) (p=0.30) |
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Current visit and previous health service contact |
Hospital site | Site 1 | 47 | (91) | 54 | (62) | |
Site 2 | 53 | (101) | 46 | (52) | 0.76 (0.47 to 1.20) (p=0.24) |
How referred | Self-referral (9 missing) | 55 | (106) | 50 | (57) | 0.85 (0.53 to 1.36) (p=0.49) |
GP contact (previous 6 months) | None | 7 | (14) | 6 | (7) | |
1–2 | 512 | (97) | 48 | (55) | 1.13 (0.43 to 2.98) |
≥3 (8 missing) | 40 | (77) | 42 | (48) | 1.25 (0.47 to 3.31) (p=0.60) |
Public health nurse (6 months) | No | 72 | (139) | 49 | (56) | |
Yes (2 missing) | 27 | (51) | 51 | (58) | 2.82 (1.73 to 4.60) (p<0.001) |
Hospital admission (6 months) | 0 | 72 | (139) | 36 | (41) | |
1–2 | 24 | (47) | 29 | (33) | 2.38 (1.35 to 4.19) |
≥3 | 3 | (6) | 35 | (40) | 22.6 (8.95 to 57.0) (p<0.001, trend <0.001)† |
Current hospital admission | No | 55 | (105) | 38 | (43) | |
| Yes (5 missing) | 45 | (87) | 62 | (71) | 1.99 (1.24 to 3.19) (p=0.004) |
Alternative to ED | None | 80 | (153) | 78 | (89) | |
| Community | 19 | (35) | 21 | (24) | 1.17 (0.65 to 2.11) (p=0.65) |