Table 2 Characteristics of admitted patients by condition
Condition | Mean Age | % Male | % Most Deprived Quintile | % Admitted From GP | % Day Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alcohol-related diseases | 43.8 | 68.0 | 40.1 | 4.3 | 35.4 |
Angina | 60.5 | 54.6 | 27.0 | 9.1 | 37.8 |
Asthma | 31.2 | 42.9 | 32.9 | 16.1 | 27.1 |
Atrial fibrillation / flutter | 56.3 | 40.7 | 21.4 | 12.6 | 41.0 |
Cellulitis | 51.6 | 52.1 | 27.4 | 26.6 | 22.5 |
Congestive heart failure | 78.5 | 51.6 | 22.9 | 19.8 | 6.9 |
Constipation | 51.4 | 42.6 | 27.6 | 27.0 | 32.4 |
Convulsions and epilepsy | 37.6 | 53.5 | 29.8 | 4.2 | 32.6 |
COPD | 71.2 | 48.3 | 33.5 | 15.6 | 12.1 |
Dehydration and gastro | 40.8 | 44.8 | 27.5 | 26.0 | 28.2 |
Dental condition | 35.1 | 51.8 | 31.8 | 11.8 | 27.2 |
Diabetes complications | 44.9 | 54.6 | 30.6 | 15.6 | 9.6 |
Dyspepsia / otr stomach function | 40.5 | 50.2 | 27.6 | 21.7 | 50.2 |
ENT infection | 10.2 | 52.9 | 30.8 | 34.2 | 53.0 |
Fractured proximal femur | 80.8 | 26.9 | 18.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
Hypertension | 60.9 | 41.3 | 25.7 | 26.3 | 35.5 |
Influenza and pneumonia | 67.5 | 51.2 | 24.7 | 17.0 | 7.5 |
Iron-deficiency anaemia | 65.0 | 38.8 | 25.8 | 37.0 | 20.0 |
Migraine / acute headache | 42.2 | 35.6 | 26.6 | 23.3 | 37.5 |
Neuroses | 47.6 | 44.0 | 31.2 | 7.4 | 30.6 |
Pelvic inflammatory disease | 32.6 | 0.0 | 30.7 | 24.5 | 15.1 |
Perforated / bleeding ulcer | 56.5 | 54.1 | 26.7 | 19.3 | 24.3 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 69.1 | 53.3 | 26.0 | 31.7 | 22.5 |
Pyelonephritis | 63.2 | 34.7 | 24.4 | 19.9 | 15.5 |
Ruptured appendix | 36.2 | 58.1 | 18.9 | 28.0 | 0.3 |
Schizophrenia | 42.5 | 63.0 | 45.3 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
Senility / dementia | 83.6 | 38.5 | 22.0 | 11.4 | 14.7 |
Stroke | 74.7 | 49.3 | 20.0 | 6.7 | 3.7 |