Table 3 Comparison of ED patients whose FP did receive or did not receive an ED note in 2015
Single ED Visit | Multiple ED Visits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
FP did receive an ED note (N = 15,257) | FP did not receive an ED note (N = 21,925) | FP who did receive an ED note (N = 6106) | FP did not receive an ED note (N = 7253) | |
Sex | ||||
Female | 8624 (56.5%) | 12,046 (54.9%) | 3515 (57.6%) | 4084 (56.3%) |
Male | 6633 (43.5%) | 9879 (45.1%) | 2591 (42.4%) | 3169 (43.7%) |
Age (Mean ± SD) | 51.85 ± 19.18 | 48.34 ± 18.83* | 53.68 ± 20.76 | 51.02 ± 20.79* |
Age Group (in years) | ||||
18 to 24 | 1394 (9.1%) | 2571 (11.7%)* | 635 (10.4%) | 923 (12.7%)* |
25 to 44 | 4291 (28.1%) | 7292 (33.3%) | 1542 (25.3%) | 2049 (28.3%) |
45 to 64 | 5276 (34.6%) | 7298 (33.3%) | 1874 (30.7%) | 2152 (29.7%) |
65 to 84 | 3604 (23.6%) | 4100 (18.7%) | 1627 (26.6%) | 1725 (23.8%) |
85+ | 692 (4.5%) | 664 (3.0%) | 428 (7.0%) | 404 (5.6%) |
Neighbourhood Income Quintile | ||||
1 – Lowest | 2561 (16.8%) | 4352 (19.8%)* | 1340 (21.9%) | 1911 (26.3%)* |
2 | 2989 (19.6%) | 4154 (18.9%) | 1253 (20.5%) | 1473 (20.3%) |
3 | 3092 (20.3%) | 4121 (18.8%) | 1191 (19.5%) | 1330 (18.3%) |
4 | 3331 (21.8%) | 4342 (19.8%) | 1199 (19.6%) | 1214 (16.7%) |
5 - Highest | 3235 (21.2%) | 4827 (22.0%) | 1097 (18.0%) | 1279 (17.6%) |
Rurality | ||||
Major Urban | 7583 (49.7%) | 12,760 (58.2%)* | 2781 (45.5%) | 3254 (44.9%)* |
Small Urban | 6614 (43.4%) | 5599 (25.5%) | 2598 (42.5%) | 2014 (27.8%) |
Rural | 1060 (6.9%) | 3566 (16.3%) | 727 (11.9%) | 1985 (27.4%) |
ADG Groups | ||||
0–4 (Lower) | 7470 (48.9%) | 12,029 (54.9%)* | 1794 (29.4%) | 2516 (34.7%)* |
5–9 | 6858 (44.9%) | 8772 (40.0%) | 3356 (55.0%) | 3577 (49.3%) |
10+ (Higher) | 929 (6.1%) | 1124 (5.1%) | 955 (15.6%) | 1160 (16.0%) |
Chronic Disease Cohorts | ||||
Post AMI | 378 (2.5%) | 449 (2.0%) | 60 (1.0%) | 59 (0.8%) |
Asthma | 2541 (16.7%) | 3671 (16.7%) | 818 (13.4%) | 1027 (14.2%) |
CHF | 608 (4.0%) | 603 (2.8%)* | 53 (0.9%) | 55 (0.8%) |
COPD | 1738 (11.4%) | 2095 (9.6%)* | 330 (5.4%) | 375 (5.2%) |
Diabetes | 2217 (14.5%) | 2643 (12.1%)* | 346 (5.7%) | 397 (5.5%) |
Hypertension | 5043 (33.1%) | 5769 (26.3%)* | 1049 (17.2%) | 1129 (15.6%) |
Mental Health | 11,858 (77.7%) | 16,570 (75.6%)* | 3340 (54.7%) | 3879 (53.5%) |