Explanatory power of different sets of variables on admission in the last year of life, bed days and deaths in hospital
| Admissions | Bed days | Died in hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable group | D.F. | Mean square | F value | Percentage of ‘explained’ | F value | Percentage of ‘explained’ | F value | Percentage of ‘explained’ |
| Patient characteristics | ||||||||
| Age bands | 4 | 12 586.7 | 3295.2 | 11.1 | 106.04 | 0.4 | 428.21 | 0.7 |
| Sex | 1 | 1687.5 | 441.8 | 0.4 | 15.79 | 0.0 | 181.82 | 0.1 |
| Ethnicity | 9 | 2251.7 | 589.5 | 4.5 | 372.13 | 3.4 | 42.64 | 0.2 |
| IMD (excluding health) | 1 | 536.4 | 140.4 | 0.1 | 213.99 | 0.2 | 193.82 | 0.1 |
| Population density | 1 | 87.3 | 22.9 | 0.0 | 219.84 | 0.2 | 179.1 | 0.1 |
| Clinical/health characteristics | ||||||||
| Diagnostic group | 144 | 2055.3 | 538.1 | 65.0 | 356.65 | 52.6 | 970.73 | 57.0 |
| Cause of death | 116 | 369.8 | 96.8 | 9.4 | 112.10 | 13.3 | 753.39 | 35.7 |
| Number of long-term conditions | 9 | 202.1 | 52.9 | 0.4 | 10.90 | 0.1 | 17.88 | 0.1 |
| Charlson Index | 21 | 162.1 | 42.4 | 0.7 | 34.31 | 0.7 | 256.72 | 2.2 |
| Local health system | ||||||||
| List size GP | 1 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.65 | 0.0 | 3.44 | 0.0 |
| Number of GP FTE | 1 | 27.5 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 9.39 | 0.0 | 12.63 | 0.0 |
| Access to care home/hospice beds | 1 | 79.1 | 20.7 | 0.0 | 52.28 | 0.1 | 103.17 | 0.0 |
| Predominant hospital | 364 | 104.6 | 27.4 | 8.4 | 77.34 | 28.8 | 26.48 | 3.9 |
Note all variables sig in all models at p<0.001 except GP list size where p>0.01 in all models. D.F., Degrees of Freedom; FTE, Full Time Equivalent; GP, General Practitioner; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.