Table 1 Characteristics of the population ≥ 75–109 years in relation to unplanned hospital admissions
From: Clinically useful prediction of hospital admissions in an older population
Characteristic | Unplanned admission to hospital, n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Train n = 20,364 | Validation n = 20,364 | Total n = 40,728 | |
Total, n (%) | 4130 (20.3) | 4037 (19.8) | 8167 (20.0) |
Gender | |||
Male | 1838 (9.0) | 1834 (9.0) | 3672 (9.0) |
Female | 2292 (11.3) | 2203 (10.8) | 4495 (11.0) |
Age, years | |||
75–79 | 1328 (6.5) | 1249 (6.1) | 2577 (6.3) |
80–84 | 1193 (5.9) | 1119 (5.5) | 2312 (5.7) |
85–89 | 954 (4.7) | 1014 (5.0) | 1968 (4.8) |
90+ | 655 (3.2) | 655 (3.2) | 1310 (3.2) |