Table 1

Differences in characteristics between patients admitted at weekends and during weekdays

	All weekday admissions	All weekend admissions	p Value for difference	Weekday day admissions	Weekend day admissions	p Value for difference	Weekday night admissions	Weekend night admissions	p Value for difference
Mean age (years)	65.07	68.61	0.045	67.07	70.60	0.147	62.42	66.92	0.104
Median modified Rankin score	2	3	0.013	2	3	0.012	2.5	3	0.487
Median National Early Warning Score	2	3	0.474	2	2	0.719	3	3	0.244
Mean white cell count (×10⁹/L)	10.6	10.7	0.884	10.4	10.5	0.892	10.9	10.8	0.962
Mean haemoglobin concentration (g/L)	127.5	129.3	0.364	128.7	127.5	0.724	125.9	130.8	0.053
Mean total CO₂ concentration (mmol/L)	24.1	23.7	0.271	24.5	23.7	0.142	23.5	23.7	0.763
Mean albumin concentration (g/L)	41.3	41.9	0.384	40.6	42.8	0.021	42.3	41.2	0.234