Variable | Ischaemic stroke | Haemorrhagic stroke | AMI | Pneumonia | COPD | CHF | ||||||
Adjusted OR | P values | Adjusted OR | P values | Adjusted OR | P values | Adjusted OR | P values | Adjusted OR | P values | Adjusted OR | P values | |
Day of week | 0.136 | 0.404 | 0.741 | 0.136 | 0.003 | 0.660 | ||||||
Monday | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||||
Tuesday | 1.14 (0.95 to 1.38) | 0.167 | 1.01 (0.82 to 1.24) | 0.926 | 1.07 (0.90 to 1.28) | 0.451 | 0.87 (0.77 to 0.98) | 0.023 | 1.09 (0.94 to 1.25) | 0.269 | 1.00 (0.88 to 1.14) | 0.971 |
Wednesday | 1.12 (0.93 to 1.35) | 0.242 | 1.08 (0.88 to 1.34) | 0.451 | 0.99 (0.83 to 1.19) | 0.936 | 0.97 (0.86 to 1.09) | 0.606 | 1.08 (0.93 to 1.25) | 0.298 | 1.06 (0.93 to 1.21) | 0.373 |
Thursday | 1.03 (0.84 to 1.25) | 0.803 | 0.88 (0.71 to 1.09) | 0.228 | 1.08 (0.91 to 1.29) | 0.371 | 0.98 (0.87 to 1.10) | 0.720 | 1.29 (1.12 to 1.48) | 0.001 | 0.99 (0.87 to 1.12) | 0.829 |
Friday | 1.22 (1.01 to 1.47) | 0.039 | 1.05 (0.85 to 1.29) | 0.653 | 1.10 (0.92 to 1.31) | 0.303 | 0.92 (0.81 to 1.03) | 0.156 | 1.25 (1.08 to 1.44) | 0.002 | 1.09 (0.96 to 1.24) | 0.175 |
Saturday | 1.17 (0.96 to 1.42) | 0.112 | 1.13 (0.91 to 1.40) | 0.275 | 1.01 (0.84 to 1.21) | 0.941 | 1.03 (0.92 to 1.17) | 0.578 | 1.18 (1.02 to 1.37) | 0.030 | 1.07 (0.94 to 1.23) | 0.315 |
Sunday | 1.28 (1.06 to 1.54) | 0.012 | 1.06 (0.85 to 1.31) | 0.595 | 0.96 (0.80 to 1.16) | 0.681 | 0.97 (0.86 to 1.10) | 0.670 | 1.05 (0.90 to 1.22) | 0.550 | 1.02 (0.89 to 1.17) | 0.784 |
Time of day | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.200 | 0.861 | 0.905 | 0.525 | ||||||
Day | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference | ||||||
Night | 1.30 (1.17 to 1.45) | 1.58 (1.40 to 1.78) | 1.07 (0.97 to 1.17) | 1.01 (0.94 to 1.08) | 1.00 (0.92 to 1.08) | 1.02 (0.95 to 1.10) |
Models were adjusted for age, sex and comorbidities (final model results for all variables are provided in online supplementary table S1). Hospital is included as a random effect.
*Day of hospital admission or associated preceding emergency department presentation.
AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.