Absolute percent with no hospital admissions, ≥7 hospital admissions or >20 hospital nights during follow-up 1999–2009 in men and women 40–79 years in 1993–1997
| Outcome rate by score* and age band % outcome rate (outcome frequency/total participants) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4–5† | |
| Outcome of no hospital admissions (years) | |||||
| <55 | 43 (913/2112) | 42 (1445/3425) | 34 (862/2537) | 33 (365/1107) | 28 (62/222) |
| 55–65 | 32 (425/1314) | 28 (749/2681) | 22 (487/2176) | 19 (223/1170) | 16 (40/253) |
| 65–75 | 23 (229/994) | 17 (377/2241) | 12 (244/2008) | 12 (130/1099) | 11 (25/235) |
| >75 | 13 (12/95) | 11 (28/254) | 13 (25/199) | 11 (11/96) | 0 (0/14) |
| Outcome of 7 or more hospital admissions (years) | |||||
| <55 | 5 (114/2112) | 6 (203/3425) | 9 (238/2537) | 11 (124/1107) | 15 (33/222) |
| 55–65 | 10 (133/1314) | 13 (350/2681) | 15 (328/2176) | 19 (225/1170) | 21 (54/253) |
| 65–75 | 14 (141/994) | 19 (427/2241) | 23 (452/2008) | 27 (294/1099) | 31 (73/235) |
| >75 | 21 (20/95) | 21 (54/254) | 23 (46/199) | 22 (21/96) | 14 (2/14) |
| Outcome of 20 or more hospital nights (years) | |||||
| <55 | 5 (105/2112) | 7 (230/3425) | 10 (244/2537) | 11 (127/1107) | 14 (32/222) |
| 55–65 | 13 (173/1314) | 16 (439/2681) | 18 (397/2176) | 25 (289/1170) | 30 (76/253) |
| 65–75 | 26 (262/994) | 32 (721/2241) | 37 (738/2008) | 42 (465/1099) | 48 (113/235) |
| >75 | 45 (43/95) | 50 (127/254) | 51 (102/199) | 55 (53/96) | 43 (6/14) |
*Score is defined as the sum of the following binary categories, each contributing one point: male sex, manual social class, low education level, current smoker, body mass index >30 kg/m².
†Scores 4 and 5 combined into a single category due to low numbers having score=5.