Table 1 Utilisation statistics and patient characteristics by household structure, percentages and mean (standard deviation)
| Â | Household Structure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Alone (n = 741) | Other (n = 706) | Total cohort (n = 1447) | |
Utilisation statistics | |||
 At least 12 general practice appointments (%) | 21.2 | 13.9 | 17.6 |
 At least 1 emergency department attendances (%) | 30.6 | 20.7 | 11.2 |
 At least 1 inpatient admissions (%) | 25.5 | 18.7 | 9.7 |
 At least 5 outpatient appointments (%) | 17.8 | 16.7 | 17.3 |
 Mean general practice appointments (SD) | 7.6 (8.6) | 6.2 (5.8) | 7.0 (7.4) |
 Mean emergency department attendances (SD) | 0.7 (2.7) | 0.3 (0.9) | 0.5 (2.0) |
 Mean inpatient admissions (SD) | 0.5 (1.2) | 0.3 (0.9) | 0.4 (1.1) |
 Mean outpatient appointments (SD) | 2.4 (3.2) | 2.2 (6.8) | 2.3 (3.1) |
Patient characteristics | |||
 Mean age (SD) | 74.7 (8.1) | 73.1 (6.8) | 73.9 (7.5) |
 Female (%) | 55.7 | 50.8 | 53.4 |
Age band (%) | |||
 65 to 69 | 35.6 | 38.2 | 36.9 |
 70 to 74 | 22.5 | 24.8 | 23.6 |
 75 to 79 | 13.6 | 18.7 | 16.1 |
 80 plus | 28.2 | 18.3 | 23.4 |
Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile (%) | |||
 1 (most deprived) | 18.6 | 21.4 | 20.0 |
 2 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 19.5 |
 3 | 22.0 | 13.6 | 17.9 |
 4 | 17.3 | 20.0 | 18.6 |
 5 (least deprived) | 22.4 | 25.8 | 24.0 |
Long-term condition count (%) | |||
 0 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 11.3 |
 1 | 17.1 | 19.3 | 18.2 |
 2 | 23.5 | 25.4 | 24.4 |
 3 plus | 49.8 | 42.2 | 46.1 |
Mean physical long-term condition count (SD) | 2.5 (1.7) | 2.2 (1.6) | 2.3 (1.7) |
Psychological long-term condition (%) | 26.2 | 19.0 | 22.7 |