Table 1 Demographic characteristics of patients admitted with an AC, NSW, 2000/1 to 2010/11 (N = 824)
Age group | Patients | NSW population# | Rate/million/yr** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(yrs) | n | % | n | % | (95% CI) |
20-29 | 87 | 10.6 | 1,021,381 | 18.9 | 8.3 (3.4, 15.8) |
30-39 | 85 | 10.3 | 1,006,541 | 18.7 | 7.7 (3.4, 15.8) |
40-49 | 93 | 11.3 | 996,337 | 18.5 | 9.0 (4.1, 17.1) |
50-59 | 124 | 15.0 | 918,039 | 17.0 | 13.5 (7.7, 23.5) |
60-69 | 153 | 18.6 | 719,740 | 13.4 | 24.3 (15.4, 35.7) |
70-79 | 159 | 19.3 | 433,375 | 8.0 | 35.2 (24.4, 48.7) |
80+ | 123 | 14.9 | 294,495 | 5.5 | 45.8 (33.7, 61.4) |
Total | 824 | 5,389,908 | 15.0 (8.4, 24.7) | ||
Sex | |||||
Males | 309 | 37.5 | |||
Admission* | |||||
Emergency Dept | 601 | 77.1 | |||
Hospital transfer | 69 | 8.8 | |||
Doctor referral | 60 | 7.7 | |||
Other | 50 | 6.4 | |||
Length of stay | |||||
0-1 days | 155 | 18.8 | |||
2-3 days | 236 | 28.6 | |||
4-6 days | 185 | 22.5 | |||
7 or more days | 248 | 30.1 | |||