Table 1 Patient demographics (9-year)*

 Age (years)

Mean ± SD

60.0 ± 34.9

85.1 ± 8.9

< 0.001^†

Median (IQR)

77 (22, 86)

86 (81, 91)^†

< 0.001^††

 Sex (male)

113,530 (54.6)

13,297 (59.6)

< 0.001^¶

 CCI

Mean ± SD

3.4 ± 2.3

5.2 ± 1.6

< 0.001^†

Median (IQR)

4 (1, 5)

5 (4, 6)^†

< 0.001^††

 LOS (days)

Mean ± SD

18.1 ± 22.6

37.3 ± 67.3

< 0.001^†

Median (IQR)

11 (7, 21)

21 (9, 44)^†

< 0.001^††

 Emergency admission

204,057 (97.9)

21,208 (97.4)

< 0.001^¶

 Ambulance usage

52,869 (25.4)

10,566 (47.4)

< 0.001^¶

 A-DROP score 0

109,504 (52.6)

8693 (38.9)

< 0.001^¶

 A-DROP score 1

68,681 (33.0)

4927 (22.1)

 A-DROP score 2

17,386 (8.4)

3686 (16.5)

 A-DROP score 3

12,482 (6.0)

5013 (22.5)