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Table 1 Proportion of live hospital discharges that left against medical advice (AMA), Manitoba, Canada; 1990–2009

From: A population-based analysis of leaving the hospital against medical advice: incidence and associated variables

Parameter

Percentage AMA discharges

Number of AMA discharges

All episodes

1.11

21 417

Sex

  

Male

1.50

10 789

Female

0.89

10 628

Age

  

18–34

1.61

8654

35–49

1.96

6136

50–64

1.06

3478

65+

0.42

3149

Income quintile

  

Urban 1st quintile (lowest)

2.22

5831

Urban 2nd quintile

1.10

2250

Urban 3rd quintile

0.83

1557

Urban 4th quintile

0.60

913

Urban 5th quintile (highest)

0.45

598

Rural 1st quintile (lowest)

1.67

3864

Rural 2nd quintile

1.00

2147

Rural 3rd quintile

0.78

1534

Rural 4th quintile

0.86

1393

Rural 5th quintile (highest)

0.85

1058

Not calculated*

0.57

272

Admitting Hospital

  

Urban tertiary care hospital 1

1.70

5680

Urban tertiary care hospital 2

0.65

1939

Urban tertiary care hospital 3

0.92

1030

Urban community hospitals

0.82

4030

Rural hospitals

1.28

8738

Major surgical procedure group.

  

Non-surgical

1.44

19 367

Surgical

0.36

2050

  1. *Includes postal codes for which average household income was not calculated, primarily including institutions such as nursing homes, other chronic care facilities and prisons.