| Characteristic | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions to hospital, no. | 43 102 | 42 039 | 41 033 | 40 390 | 40 899 | 41 084 | 41 585 | 42 298 | 43 163 | 45 528 |
| Mean ELOS*, d (SD) | 7.5 (4.1) | 7.5 (4.1) | 7.7 (4.4) | 7.8 (4.7) | 7.9 (4.8) | 8.0 (5.0) | 8.1 (5.1) | 8.3 (5.1) | 8.4 (5.3) | 8.3 (5.3) |
| Median aLOS (IQR) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (3-11) |
| Patients | 34 311 | 33 600 | 32 876 | 32 542 | 33 004 | 32 995 | 33 144 | 33 753 | 34 365 | 36 142 |
| Male/female ratio | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.04 |
| Mean age, yr (SD) | 76.8 (12.1) | 76.9 (12.4) | 77.1 (12.3) | 77.1 (12.5) | 77.2 (12.5) | 77.1 (12.7) | 77.6 (12.4) | 77.6 (12.5) | 77.8 (12.6) | 77.9 (12.7) |
| Patient proportion by age group, yr, %† | ||||||||||
| < 60 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| 60-69 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 14.0 |
| 70-79 | 29.8 | 28.7 | 27.8 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 26.2 | 25.7 | 25.1 | 24.6 | 23.8 |
| ≥ 80 | 47.8 | 48.4 | 50.0 | 50.1 | 50.2 | 50.3 | 51.9 | 52.5 | 53.2 | 53.6 |
| Patient comorbidity, % | ||||||||||
| AMI | 11.7 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 9.6 |
| COPD | 19.5 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 19.7 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.2 |
| Dementia | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Diabetes | 29.3 | 30.4 | 40.0 | 40.9 | 40.6 | 45.0 | 44.7 | 44.9 | 45.5 | 45.7 |
| Renal | 19.0 | 20.0 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 14.3 |
| Patients with > 1 admission, % | 17.9 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 18.2 | 18.4 | 18.6 | 18.8 |
Note: aLOS = acute length of stay, AMI = acute myocardial infarction, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, ELOS = expected length of stay, IQR = interquartile range, SD = standard deviation.
*Number of days in hospital assigned to each admission based on CIHI grouping methodology.
†Total percentage may not be exactly 100% because of rounding