Demographic and clinical characteristics of 174 192 patients with an acute admission to a department of medicine, by time of admission, Denmark, 2010
| Weekday | Weekend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office hours (8:00–16:59) | Out of hours (17:00–7:59) | Day (9:00–21:59) | Night (22:00–8:59) plus Friday 22:00–23:59 and Monday 00:00–7:59 | |
| Overall | 87 764 (50.4%) | 43 312 (24.9%) | 29 140 (16.7%) | 13 976 (8.0%) |
| Age groups | ||||
| 15–39 | 9291 (10.6) | 7246 (16.7) | 3960 (13.6) | 2528 (18.1) |
| 40–59 | 19 888 (22.7) | 10 902 (25.2) | 6764 (23.2) | 3456 (24.7) |
| 60–79 | 36 722 (41.8) | 15 794 (36.5) | 11 079 (38.0) | 5146 (36.8) |
| 80+ | 21 863 (24.9) | 9370 (21.6) | 7337 (25.2) | 2846 (20.4) |
| Age, median (years (IQR)) | 68 (54–79) | 64 (47–78) | 67 (51–80) | 64 (46–77) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 45 877 (52.3) | 22 175 (51.2) | 15 073 (51.7) | 6880 (49.2) |
| Male | 41 887 (47.7) | 211 375 (48.8) | 14 067 (48.3) | 7096 (50.8) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score | ||||
| 0 | 49 384 (56.3) | 25 710 (59.4) | 16 647 (57.1) | 8055 (57.6) |
| 1–2 | 27 302 (31.1) | 12 687 (29.3) | 8996 (30.9) | 4267 (30.5) |
| 3+ | 11 078 (12.6) | 4915 (11.4) | 3497 (12.0) | 1654 (11.8) |
| Presence of diseases included in the Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||||
| Myocardial infarction | 3246 (3.7) | 1658 (3.8) | 1117 (3.8) | 590 (4.2) |
| Congestive heart failure | 5735 (6.5) | 2477 (5.7) | 1748 (6.0) | 913 (6.5) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 4683 (5.3) | 1926 (4.4) | 1388 (4.8) | 686 (4.9) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 8110 (9.2) | 4052 (9.3) | 2917 (10.0) | 1353 (9.8) |
| Dementia | 1920 (2.2) | 1013 (2.3) | 769 (2.6) | 296 (2.1) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 9934 (11.3) | 4758 (11.0) | 3296 (11.3) | 1691 (12.1) |
| Connective tissue disease | 2977 (3.4) | 1181 (2.7) | 889 (3.1) | 386 (2.8) |
| Ulcer disease | 2479 (2.8) | 1138 (2.6) | 778 (2.7) | 367 (2.6) |
| Mild liver disease | 1435 (1.6) | 691 (1.6) | 451 (1.6) | 209 (1.5) |
| Diabetes without end-organ damage | 7154 (8.2) | 3362 (7.8) | 2268 (7.8) | 1099 (7.9) |
| Diabetes with end-organ damage | 4337 (4.9) | 2101 (4.9) | 1386 (4.8) | 675 (4.8) |
| Hemiplegia | 313 (0.4) | 163 (0.4) | 106 (0.4) | 53 (0.4) |
| Moderate to severe renal disease | 3036 (3.5) | 1289 (3.0) | 918 (3.2) | 432 (3.1) |
| Non-metastatic solid tumour | 7555 (8.6) | 3157 (7.3) | 2393 (8.2) | 1032 (7.4) |
| Leukaemia | 500 (0.6) | 193 (0.5) | 131 (0.5) | 56 (0.4) |
| Lymphoma | 874 (1.0) | 354 (0.8) | 270 (0.9) | 107 (0.8) |
| Moderate to severe liver disease | 511 (0.6) | 202 (0.5) | 159 (0.6) | 85 (0.6) |
| Metastatic cancer | 1035 (1.2) | 373 (0.9) | 360 (1.2) | 140 (1.0) |
| AIDS | 152 (0.2) | 85 (0.2) | 50 (0.2) | 23 (0.2) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 40 881 (46.6) | 18 719 (43.2) | 12 794 (43.9) | 6358 (45.5) |
| Never married | 14 140 (16.1) | 9206 (21.3) | 5364 (18.4) | 2981 (21.3) |
| Divorced | 12 414 (14.1) | 6486 (15.0) | 4230 (14.5) | 2064 (14.8) |
| Widowed | 20 325 (23.2) | 8904 (20.6) | 6751 (23.2) | 2573 (18.4) |
| Unknown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Admission source | ||||
| Hospital outpatient specialist clinic | 5781 (6.6) | 2251 (5.2) | 1139 (3.9) | 541 (3.9) |
| Emergency department | 13 225 (15.1) | 14 492 (33.5) | 8810 (30.2) | 4618 (33.0) |
| Other | 69 438 (79.0) | 27 343 (63.1) | 19 610 (67.3) | 8997 (64.4) |
| Length of hospital stay (median (days)) | 3 (1–7) | 2 (1–7) | 3 (1–7) | 3 (1–6) |
| Common medical conditions | ||||
| Pneumonia | 5886 (6.7) | 2797 (6.5) | 2197 (7.5) | 978 (7.0) |
| Erysipelas | 991 (1.1) | 513 (1.2) | 367 (1.3) | 125 (0.9) |
| Bacteraemia/sepsis | 1201 (1.4) | 759 (1.8) | 563 (1.9) | 238 (1.7) |
| Urinary tract infection | 1944 (2.2) | 996 (2.3) | 740 (2.5) | 300 (2.2) |
| Anaemia | 2384 (2.7) | 417 (1.0) | 266 (0.9) | 93 (0.7) |
| Diabetes | 1540 (1.8) | 507 (1.2) | 326 (1.1) | 158 (1.1) |
| Dehydration | 2073 (2.4) | 953 (2.2) | 697 (2.4) | 213 (1.5) |
| Alcohol intoxication | 989 (1.1) | 994 (2.3) | 556 (1.9) | 388 (2.8) |
| Transient ischaemic attack | 1380 (1.6) | 811 (1.9) | 609 (2.1) | 200 (1.4) |
| Angina | 2191 (2.5) | 1000 (2.3) | 616 (2.1) | 408 (2.9) |
| Acute myocardial infarction | 2274 (2.6) | 1317 (3.0) | 997 (3.4) | 694 (5.0) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 3707 (4.2) | 1170 (2.7) | 889 (3.1) | 354 (2.5) |
| Heart failure | 1645 (1.9) | 535 (1.2) | 300 (1.0) | 207 (1.5) |
| Hypertension | 1173 (1.3) | 487 (1.1) | 329 (1.1) | 136 (1.0) |
| Stroke | 3187 (3.6) | 1587 (3.7) | 1407 (4.8) | 515 (3.7) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder | 2869 (3.3) | 1273 (2.9) | 926 (3.2) | 545 (3.9) |
| Respiratory failure | 1120 (1.3) | 559 (1.3) | 414 (1.4) | 224 (1.6) |
| Gastroenteritis | 1179 (1.3) | 612 (1.4) | 466 (1.6) | 231 (1.7) |
| Syncope | 1554 (1.8) | 1195 (2.8) | 865 (3.0) | 336 (2.4) |
| Suspected acute myocardial infarction | 3719 (4.2) | 2304 (5.3) | 1455 (5.0) | 712 (5.1) |
| Other | 44 758 (51.0) | 22 526 (52.0) | 14 155 (44.6) | 6921 (49.5) |