Table 1 Characteristics of Patients for modelling admissions in emergency (n = 228)
Characteristic | n(%) | Admitted n(%) | Not Admitted n(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Admission Status | |||
Admitted | 117 (51.3%) | - | - |
Not Admitted | 111 (48.7%) | - | - |
Age (mean (SD/SE)) | 30.0 (14.7) | 33.7 (1.7) | 26.2 (0.8) |
Year | |||
2011 | 9 (3.9%) | 4 (3.4%) | 5 (4.5%) |
2012 | 36 (15.8%) | 12 (10.3%) | 24 (21.6%) |
2013 | 12 (5.3%) | 6 (5.1%) | 6 (5.4%) |
2014 | 16 (7.0%) | 10 (8.6%) | 6 (5.4%) |
2015 | 17 (7.5%) | 10 (8.6%) | 7 (6.3%) |
2016 | 12 (5.3%) | 8 (6.8%) | 4 (3.6%) |
2017 | 20 (8.8%) | 14 (12.0%) | 6 (5.4%) |
2018 | 30 (13.2%) | 21 (18.0%) | 9 (8.1%) |
2019 | 48 (21.1%) | 22 (18.8%) | 26 (23.4%) |
2020 | 28 (12.3%) | 10 (8.6%) | 18 (16.2%) |
Eating Disorder Diagnoses | |||
Anorexia Nervosa | 98 (43.0%) | 56 (47.9%) | 42 (37.8%) |
Bulimia Nervosa | 23 (10.1%) | 7 (6.0%) | 16 (14.4%) |
Other | 107 (46.9%) | 54 (46.2%) | 53 (47.8%) |
Facility | |||
RPA | 193 (84.6%) | 98 (83.8%) | 95 (85.6%) |
Not RPA | 35 (15.4%) | 19 (16.2%) | 16 (14.4%) |
Triage Category | |||
Emergency | 37 (16.2%) | 25 (21.4%) | 12 (10.8%) |
Urgent | 144 (63.2%) | 77 (65.8%) | 67 (60.4%) |
Semi-urgent | 44 (19.3%) | 15 (21.8%) | 29 (26.1%) |
Non-urgent | 3 (1.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (2.7%) |
Referral Source | |||
Self/Family/Friends | 160 (70.2%) | 78 (66.7%) | 82 (73.9%) |
Other | 68 (29.8%) | 39 (33.3%) | 29 (26.1%) |
Mode of Arrival | |||
Ambulance | 59 (25.9%) | 43 (36.8%) | 16 (14.4%) |
Not Ambulance | 169 (74.1%) | 74 (63.3%) | 95 (85.6%) |
Gender | |||
Male | 18 (7.9%) | 11 (9.4%) | 7 (6.3%) |
Female | 210 (92.1%) | 106 (90.6%) | 104 (93.7%) |
Marital Status | |||
Married/De facto | 190 (83.3%) | 93 (79.5%) | 97 (87.4%) |
Not Married/De facto | 38 (16.7%) | 24 (20.5%) | 14 (12.6%) |
Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage | |||
Quintile 1 – Least disadvantaged | 28 (12.3%) | 14 (12.0%) | 14 (12.6%) |
Quintile 2 | 13 (5.7%) | 4 (3.4%) | 9 (8.1%) |
Quintile 3 | 41 (18.0%) | 19 (16.2%) | 22 (19.8%) |
Quintile 4 | 52 (22.8%) | 27 (23.1%) | 25 (22.5%) |
Quintile 5 – Most disadvantaged | 94 (41.2%) | 53 (45.3%) | 41 (37.0%) |