Table 4 Differences in age groups for different reasons for referral to hospital
Reason for referral | A: 67–79 years | B: 80–89 years | C: 90+ years | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency of admissions (%) | 426 (29.2) | 655 (45.0) | 376 (25.8) | ||
Fall/accident | 191 (13.1) | 36 (8.5) | 77 (11.8) | 78 (20.7) | |
Z-score (C.I.) | 0.083 (0.062–0.115) | 0.118 (0.095–0.144) | 0.207 (0.169–0.251) | A vs B = .82; A vs C < .01; B vs C < .01 | |
Infection | 303 (20.8) | 98 (23.0) | 143 (21.8) | 62 (16.5) | |
Z-score (C.I.) | 0.23 (0.193–0.272) | 0.218 (0.188–0.252) | 0.165 (0.131–0.206) | A vs B = .65; A vs C = .02; B vs C = .04 | |
General decline/pain/unspecified dyspnea | 334 (22.9) | 65 (15.3) | 159 (24.3) | 110 (29.3) | |
Z-score (C.I.) | 0.153 (0.122–0.189) | 0.243 (0.211–0.277) | 0.293 (0.248–0.340) | A vs B < .01; A vs C < .01; B vs C = .08 | |
Unspecified chest pain | 90 (6.2) | 29 (6.8) | 41 (6.3) | 20 (5.3) | |
Z-score (C.I) | 0.068 (0.048–0.096) | 0.063 (0.046–0.084) | 0.053 (0.035–0.081) | A vs B = .72; A vs C = .38; B vs C = .54 | |
Heart attack | 43 (3) | 8 (1.9) | 22 (3.4) | 13 (3.5) | |
Z-score | 0.019 (0.009–0.037) | 0.034 (0.022–0.050) | 0.035 (0.020–0.058) | A vs B = .15; A vs C = .16; B vs C = .94 | |
Congestive heart failure | 58 (4) | 15 (3.5) | 25 (3.8) | 18 (4.8) | |
Psychiatry | 41 (2.8) | 38 (8.9) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | |
Old age psychiatry | 32 (2.2) | 7 (1.6) | 16 (2.4) | 9 (2.2) | |
Neurology | 91 (6.2) | 20 (4.7) | 47 (7.2) | 24 (6.4) | |
Cancer | 137 (9.4) | 68 (16.0) | 56 (8.5) | 13 (3.5) | |
COPD | 37 (2.5) | 17 (4.0) | 18 (2.7) | 2 (0.5) | |
GI symptoms | 100 (6.9) | 25 (5.8) | 49 (7.5) | 26 (6.9) | |
Total (%) | 1457 (100) | 426 (29.2) | 655 (45.0) | 376 (25.8) |