Table 3 Patient characteristics related to >3 ED presentations in the last year of life for people aged 18 years or more in the Greater Sydney Area of NSW in 2007 (n = 28,484)a
>3 ED presentations (18 %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
No. of deaths | n (% within category) | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) | |
Age at death | p < 0.0001 | ||
18–59 | 3624 | 775 (21) | 1.04 (0.94–1.14) |
60–79 | 9607 | 1968 (20) | 1.00 (reference) |
80–89 | 10,269 | 1751 (17) | 0.87 (0.81–0.94) |
90+ | 4984 | 586 (12) | 0.61 (0.55–0.68) |
Sex | p < 0.0001 | ||
Female | 14,208 | 2263 (16) | 1.00 (reference) |
Male | 14,276 | 2817 (20) | 1.18 (1.11–1.26) |
Country of birth | p < 0.0001 | ||
Australia | 18,924 | 3191 (17) | 1.00 (reference) |
Other | 9473 | 1889 (20) | 1.14 (1.07–1.22) |
Unknown | 87 | 0 (0) | Not included |
Place of residenceb | p = 0.01 | ||
Major cities | 26,830 | 4725 (18) | 1.00 (reference) |
Inner regional | 1651 | 355 (22) | 1.18 (1.04–1.34) |
Unknown | 3 | 0 (0) | Not included |
Socioeconomic statusc | p < 0.0001 | ||
Most disadvantaged quintile | 4394 | 1002 (23) | 1.80 (1.63–1.99) |
Quintile 2 | 4808 | 1044 (22) | 1.69 (1.53–1.87) |
Quintile 3 | 4392 | 767 (17) | 1.35 (1.22–1.50) |
Quintile 4 | 6958 | 1251 (18) | 1.40 (1.27–1.53) |
Least disadvantaged quintile | 7884 | 1016 (13) | 1.00 (reference) |
Unknown | 48 | 0 (0) | Not included |
Cause of death | p < 0.0001 | ||
Circulatory system | 9462 | 1378 (15) | 1.00 (reference) |
Cancer | 8547 | 1743 (20) | 1.33 (1.23–1.45) |
Other known cause | 9626 | 1805 (19) | 1.30 (1.20–1.40) |
Cause not known | 849 | 154 (18) | Not included |