Table 1 Hospitalization trends in people aged ≥85 years old in Spain, by five-year age bracket and four-year period, 2000 to 2015
Discharges in patients aged ≥85 years | 2000–2003 (T1) | 2004–2007 (T2) | 2008–2011 (T3) | 2012–2015 (T4) | AAPC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (annual percentage of adult dischargesa) | 177,511 (5.32%) | 227,630 (6.35%) | 308,272 (8.29%) | 383,417 (10.42%) | 6.61% |
Discharges by sex, N (percentage of very elderly admissions) | |||||
Men | 66,262 (37.34%) | 85,298 (37.43%) | 119,034 (38.59%) | 152,291 (39.70%) | 7.06% |
Women | 111,206 (62.63%) | 142,316 (62.56%) | 189,230 (61.40%) | 231,120 (60.29%) | 6.33% |
Discharges by age group, N (percentage of adult discharges) | |||||
85–89 years | 120,034 (3.60%) | 150,461 (4.19%) | 207,176 (5.57%) | 247,356 (6.72%) | 6% |
90–94 years | 46,613 (1.39%) | 61,964 (1.73%) | 79,216 (2.13%) | 109,331 (2.97%) | 7.79% |
≥ 95 years | 10,864 (0.32%) | 15,204 (0.42%) | 21,879 (0.58%) | 26,729 (0.73%) | 8.06% |
Cumulative incidence of discharges per 100 pop. Aged ≥85 years | 25.54 | 28.94 | 31.19 | 31.41 | 1.91% |
Cumulative incidence by sex (admissions in men/women per 100 men/women in pop. Aged ≥ 85 years) | |||||
Men | 31.59 | 36.01 | 38.46 | 38.48 | 1.8% |
Women | 22.91 | 25.89 | 27.89 | 28.01 | 1.89% |
Population aged ≥85 years, N | 694,442 | 784,708 | 988,153 | 1,219,485 | 4.61% |