Table 2 Variables related to predisposing factors predicting frequency of patient hospitalizations for any medical condition in 2014–15
Characteristics | Total N (%) | No hospitalizations (0 times) N (%) | Moderate hospitalizations (1–2 times) N (%) | Frequent hospitalizations (3+ times) N (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 11,367 (100) | 6424 (56.5) | 4192 (36.9) | 751 (6.6) | Â |
Predisposing factors (2014–2015) | |||||
 Age |  |  |  |  | .00 |
  12–17 years | 739 (6.5) | 492 (7.7) 2,3 | 190 (4.5) 1,3 | 57 (7.6) 1,2 |  |
  18–24 years | 1953 (17.2) | 1067 (16.6) | 751 (17.9) | 135 (18.0) |  |
  25–44 years | 4330 (38.1) | 2472 (38.5) | 1569 (37.4) | 289 (38.5) |  |
  45–64 years | 3128 (27.5) | 1748 (27.2) | 1185 (28.3) | 195 (26.0) |  |
  65 years+ | 1217 (10.7) | 645 (10.0) 2 | 497 (11.9) 1 | 75 (10.0) |  |
 Sex |  |  |  |  | .92 |
  Male | 5537 (48.7) | 3128 (48.7) | 2038 (48.6) | 371 (49.4) |  |
  Female | 5830 (51.3) | 3296 (51.3) | 2154 (51.4) | 380 (50.6) |  |
Deprivation Index: | |||||
 Material |  |  |  |  | .27 |
  1: Least deprived | 2402 (21.1) | 1382 (21.5) | 860 (20.5) | 160 (21.3) |  |
  2 | 1747 (15.4) | 985 (15.3) | 647 (15.4) | 115 (15.3) |  |
  3 | 2038 (17.9) | 1153 (17.9) | 761 (18.2) | 124 (16.5) |  |
  4 | 1978 (17.4) | 1134 (17.7) | 721 (17.2) | 123 (16.4) |  |
  5: Most deprived | 2187 (19.2) | 1213 (18.9) | 834 (19.9) | 140 (18.6) |  |
  Not assigned a | 1015 (8.9) | 557 (8.7) | 369 (8.8) | 89 (11.9) |  |
 Social |  |  |  |  | .02 |
  1: Least deprived | 1367 (12.0) | 771 (12.0) | 502 (12.0) | 94 (12.5) |  |
  2 | 1257 (11.1) | 719 (11.2) | 456 (10.9) | 82 (10.9) |  |
  3 | 1540 (13.5) | 907 (14.1) 2 | 532 (12.5) 1 | 110 (14.5) |  |
  4 | 2528 (22.2) | 1445 (22.5) | 924 (22.0) | 159 (21.2) |  |
  5: Most deprived | 3660 (32.2) | 2025 (31.5) 2 | 1418 (33.8) 1,3 | 217 (28.9) 2 |  |
  Not assigned a | 1015 (8.9) | 557 (8.7) 3 | 369 (8.8) 3 | 89 (11.9) 1,2 |  |
 Type of emergency department (ED) |  |  |  |  | .00 |
  Psychiatric ED without medical services | 3296 (29.0) | 1829 (28.5) | 1250 (29.8) | 217 (28.9) |  |
  Psychiatric ED integrated with a general ED located in a separate site | 2039 (17.9) | 1238 (19.3) 2,3 | 696 (16.6) 1 | 105 (14.0) 1 |  |
  General ED without psychiatric services | 2871 (25.3) | 1663 (25.9) | 1041 (24.8) | 167 (22.2) |  |
  Psychiatric ED merged with a general ED | 3161 (27.8) | 1694 (26.4) 2,3 | 1205 (28.7) 1,3 | 262 (34.9) 1,2 |  |