| Characteristic | Specific case definition (n = 491) | Extended case definition (n = 669) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute care days (%) (n = 23 576) | No. (%) of patients | Acute care days (%) (n = 29 251) | No. (%) of patients | |
| Age at admission, yr | ||||
| 20-34 | 2535 (10.8) | 48 (9.8) | 2719 (9.3) | 61 (9.1) |
| 35-49 | 4969 (21.1) | 98 (20.0) | 5930 (20.3) | 124 (18.5) |
| 50-64 | 8046 (34.1) | 154 (31.4) | 9407 (32.2) | 207 (30.9) |
| 65-79 | 6432 (27.3) | 146 (29.7) | 8642 (29.5) | 212 (31.2) |
| ≥ 80 | 1594 (6.8) | 45 (9.2) | 2553 (8.7) | 65 (9.7) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 8500 (36.0) | 175 (35.6) | 10 190 (34.8) | 228 (34.1) |
| Male | 15 076 (63.9) | 316 (64.4) | 19 061 (65.2) | 441 (65.9) |
| Income quintile | ||||
| Urban quintile 1 (lowest) | 6560 (27.8) | 142 (28.9) | 7650 (26.2) | 181 (27.0) |
| Urban quintile 2 | 5584 (23.7) | 107 (21.8) | 6970 (23.8) | 144 (21.5) |
| Urban quintile 3 | 3895 (16.5) | 88 (17.9) | 4954 (16.9) | 123 (18.4) |
| Urban quintile 4 | 4618 (19.6) | 90 (18.3) | 6104 (20.9) | 134 (20.0) |
| Urban quintile 5 (highest) | 2919 (12.4) | 64 (13.0) | 3573 (12.2) | 87 (13.0) |
| Rurality | ||||
| Yes | 1322 (5.6) | 53 (10.8) | 1547 (5.3) | 64 (9.6) |
| No | 22 254 (94.4) | 438 (89.2) | 27 704 (94.7) | 605 (90.4) |
| Adjusted Clinical Groups Resource Utilization Bands | ||||
| None or healthy | 1772 (7.5) | 26 (5.3) | 1990 (6.8) | 38 (5.7) |
| Low | 1118 (4.7) | 28 (5.7) | 1559 (5.3) | 41 (6.1) |
| Moderate | 7301 (31.0) | 158 (32.2) | 9407 (32.2) | 225 (33.6) |
| High | 6282 (26.6) | 120 (24.4) | 7717 (26.4) | 164 (24.5) |
| Very high | 7103 (30.1) | 159 (32.4) | 8578 (29.3) | 201 (30.0) |
| Aggregated Diagnosis Groups comorbidity index | ||||
| ≤ 0 | 3428 (14.5) | 66 (13.4) | 4094 (14.0) | 89 (13.3) |
| 1-10 | 4469 (19.0) | 84 (17.1) | 5703 (19.5) | 124 (18.5) |
| 11-20 | 4634 (19.7) | 97 (19.8) | 6095 (20.8) | 149 (22.3) |
| 21-30 | 5172 (21.9) | 116 (23.6) | 6370 (21.8) | 150 (22.4) |
| > 30 | 5873 (24.9) | 128 (26.1) | 6989 (23.9) | 157 (23.5) |
| Special care hours | ||||
| 0 | 2801 (11.9) | 82 (16.7) | 3165 (10.8) | 92 (13.8) |
| 1-99 | 1063 (4.5) | 57 (11.6) | 1634 (5.6) | 83 (12.4) |
| 100-399 | 5783 (24.5) | 160 (32.6) | 7245 (24.8) | 227 (33.9) |
| ≥ 400 | 13 929 (59.1) | 192 (39.1) | 17 207 (58.8) | 267 (39.9) |
| Characteristic | Specific case definition (n = 491) | Extended case definition (n = 669) | ||
| Acute care days (%) (n = 23 576) | No. (%) of patients | Acute care days (%) (n = 29 251) | No. (%) of patients | |
| Discharge disposition | ||||
| Home | 3472 (14.7) | 86 (17.5) | 5173 (17.7) | 153 (22.9) |
| Rehabilitation | 6247 (26.5) | 119 (24.2) | 7464 (25.5) | 140 (20.9) |
| Long-term care | 11 661 (49.5) | 173 (35.2) | 13 446 (46.0) | 199 (29.7) |
| Other | 2196 (9.3) | 113 (23.0) | 3168 (10.8) | 177 (26.4) |
| Psychiatric/behavioural comorbidity | ||||
| Absent | 16 135 (68.4) | 353 (71.9) | 20 691 (70.7) | 500 (74.7) |
| Present | 7441 (31.6) | 138 (28.1) | 8560 (29.3) | 169 (25.3) |
| Fiscal year(s) | ||||
| 2002/03 | 4109 (17.4) | 108 (22.0) | 4847 (16.6) | 137 (20.5) |
| 2004/05 | 4384 (18.6) | 97 (19.8) | 5180 (17.7) | 123 (18.4) |
| 2006/07 | 3762 (16.0) | 95 (19.4) | 4827 (16.5) | 131 (19.6) |
| 2008/09 | 6642 (28.2) | 104 (21.2) | 7678 (26.2) | 138 (20.6) |
| 2010/11-2011/12 | 4679 (19.8) | 87 (17.7) | 6719 (23.0) | 140 (20.9) |