Explanatory variable | OR* | P values | 95% CI |
Sex | |||
Male | 1.24 | 0.027 | 1.02 to 1.51 |
Female | 1.00 | Ref | Ref |
Missing | 0.81 | 0.995 | 0.51 to 1.95 |
Age group | |||
0–15 | 1.74 | <0.001 | 1.31 to 2.32 |
16–24 | 0.98 | 0.877 | 0.74 to 1.29 |
25–34 | 1.21 | 0.115 | 0.96 to 1.52 |
35–64 | 1.00 | Ref | Ref |
65+ | 1.37 | 0.048 | 1.00 to 1.86 |
Ethnicity | |||
White | 1.00 | Ref | Ref |
Asian | 2.33 | <0.001 | 1.61 to 3.39 |
Black | 1.67 | 0.099 | 0.91 to 3.06 |
Mixed/other | 1.24 | 0.373 | 0.78 to 1.97 |
No response | 0.74 | 0.333 | 0.41 to 1.36 |
IMD pentile† | |||
Most deprived | 1.60 | 0.001 | 1.20 to 2.14 |
2 | 1.05 | 0.754 | 0.76 to 1.47 |
3 | 1.00 | Ref | Ref |
4 | 1.13 | 0.463 | 0.81 to 1.58 |
Least deprived | 1.07 | 0.699 | 0.77 to 1.49 |
Missing | 1.37 | 0.039 | 1.02 to 1.83 |
Constant | 0.46 | 0.35 to 0.49 | |
N | 2117 |
*The OR represents the odds that a satellite unit patient will go to ED compared with a non-ED choice such as wait for the next day or a walk-in centre.
†See Smith et al.19
ED, Emergency Department; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; OOH, out-of-hours.