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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of adults with and without diabetes admitted to South Western Sydney Local Health District hospitals by admission year and diabetes status (2014–15, 2015–16 and 2016–17)

From: Analysis of in-hospital mortality among people with and without diabetes in South Western Sydney public hospitals (2014–2017)

Characteristics

Diabetes

  

Non-diabetes

 

Admission year

July 2014–15

July 2015–16

July 2016–17

July 2014–15

July 2015–16

July 2016–17

N (%)

14,661 (8.4)

16,219 (8.7)

17,158 (8.9)

160,265 (91.6)

169,943 (91.3)

176,175 (91.1)

Demography

 Age groups

  18–54

2854 (19.5)

3158 (19.5)

3294 (19.2)

67,148 (41.9)

71,341 (42.0)

75,438 (42.8)

  55–64

2958 (20.2)

3248 (20.0)

3475 (20.3)

25,355 (15.8)

26,815 (15.8)

28,092 (16.0)

  65–74

3894 (26.6)

4268 (26.3)

4572 (26.7)

29,496 (18.4)

31,508 (18.5)

31,865 (18.1)

  75–84

3497 (23.9)

3811 (23.5)

3975 (23.2)

25,605 (16.0)

26,451 (15.6)

26,504 (15.0)

  85+

1458 (9.9)

1734 (10.7)

1842 (10.7)

12,661 (7.9)

13,828 (8.1)

14,276 (8.1)

 Sex

  Women

6916 (47.2)

7760 (47.9)

8250 (48.1)

85,502 (53.4)

89,714 (52.8)

91,902 (52.2)

  Men

7745 (52.8)

8459 (52.2)

8908 (51.9)

74,763 (46.7)

80,225 (47.2)

84,271 (47.8)

 Marital status

  Married/defacto

8644 (59.1)

9607 (59.4)

10,170 (59.4)

90,373 (56.6)

96,762 (57.0)

99,696 (56.7)

  Widowed

4497 (30.7)

4961 (30.7)

5229 (30.5)

40,611 (25.4)

41,845 (24.7)

42,369 (24.1)

  Single

1486 (10.2)

1616 (10.0)

1727 (10.1)

28,812 (18.0)

31,058 (18.3)

33,810 (19.2)

 Place of birth

  Australia

5563 (38.0)

6073 (37.5)

6559 (38.3)

72,754 (45.4)

77,636 (45.7)

81,034 (46.1)

  America

412 (2.8)

469 (2.9)

464 (2.7)

3931 (2.5)

4450 (2.6)

4365 (2.5)

  Asia

3751 (25.7)

4416 (27.3)

4674 (27.3)

39,051 (24.4)

40,798 (24.0)

42,921 (24.4)

  Africa

448 (3.1)

426 (2.6)

484 (2.8)

4610 (2.9)

5003 (2.9)

4920 (2.8)

  Europe

3523 (24.1)

3673 (22.7)

3785 (22.1)

26,005 (16.2)

26,446 (15.6)

26,633 (15.1)

  Pacific

927 (6.3)

1128 (7.0)

1163 (6.8)

13,743 (8.6)

15,389 (9.1)

16,067 (9.1)

 Residence†

  Peri-urban

5076 (34.6)

5670 (35.0)

5913 (34.5)

59,239 (37.0)

62,658 (36.9)

66,209 (37.6)

  Urban

9585 (65.4)

10,549 (65.0)

11,245 (65.5)

101,026 (63.0)

107,285 (63.1)

109,966 (62.4)

 Hospital health insurance cover

  Full hospital cover

1410 (9.6)

1643 (10.1)

1691 (9.9)

11,262 (7.0)

12,924 (7.6)

13,061 (7.4)

  No hospital cover

13,251 (90.4)

14,576 (89.9)

15,467 (90.1)

149,001 (93.0)

157,019 (92.4)

163,114 (92.6)

 Episode length of stay (LOS)

   ≤ 4 days

10,340 (70.5)

11,739 (72.4)

12,728 (74.2)

134,631 (84.0)

143,902 (84.7)

150,787 (85.6)

   > 4 days

4321 (29.5)

4480 (27.6)

4430 (25.8)

25,634 (16.0)

26,041 (15.3)

25,388 (14.4)

  LOS in days; median (IQR)

2 (1–5)

1 (1–5)

1 (1–5)

1 (1–3)

1 (1–3)

1 (1–2)

 ICU admission

  No

14,300 (97.5)

15,824 (97.6)

16,692 (97.3)

158,591 (99.0)

168,235 (99.0)

174,178 (98.9)

  Yes

360 (2.5)

393 (2.4)

463 (2.7)

1665 (1.0)

1697 (1.0)

1979 (1.1)

  LOS in hours; median (IQR)

46 (21–90.5)

42 (19–78)

40 (17–77)

42 (16–94)

39 (15–88)

39 (16–80)

Primary admission diagnosis (ICD classification)

 Nervous system disease

359 (2.4)

421 (2.6)

425 (2.5)

2985 (1.9)

3436 (2.0)

3675 (2.1)

 Respiratory system

1117 (7.6)

1177 (7.3)

1318 (7.7)

6881 (4.3)

7394 (4.4)

7888 (4.5)

 Circulatory system

1889 (12.9)

2050 (12.6)

2115 (12.3)

8709 (5.4)

9223 (5.4)

9703 (5.5)

 Musculoskeletal + connective system

673 (4.6)

837 (5.2)

866 (5.0)

4698 (2.9)

5292 (3.1)

5584 (3.2)

 Skin + subcutaneous system

369 (2.5)

407 (2.5)

459 (2.7)

2537 (1.6)

3131 (1.8)

3158 (1.8)

 Endocrine, nutritional + metabolic system

600 (4.1)

634 (3.9)

720 (4.2)

1896 (1.2)

1877 (1.1)

1877 (1.1)

Number of comorbidities

 Only primary admission diagnosis

40 (0.3)

25 (0.1)

27 (0.2)

63,138 (42.5)

64,021 (37.7)

65,467 (37.2)

 Primary+ one comorbidity

2216 (15.1)

626 (3.9)

657 (3.8)

22,297 (13.9)

19,243 (11.3)

20,725 (11.8)

 Primary+ 2/more comorbidities

12,404 (84.6)

16,218 (96.0)

16,473 (96.0)

69,786 (43.6)

86,648 (51.0)

89,937 (51.0)

  1. Data were for those who spent at least 1 day. (n, %) were used unless specified. ICD = International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems; ICU = intensive care unit; IQR = Interquartile range. †Peri urban includes Wollondilly, Camden, Wingecarribee Local Government Areas (LGA) while Urban includes Campbelltown, Fairfield, Bankstown-Lidcombe LGAs