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Table 2 Comparison of demographics, deprivation and healthcare factors with OPAT

From: Inequitable access to an outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy service: linked cross-sectional study

 

Known to OPAT

(n = 729)

n (%)

Not known to OPAT (n = 4215)

n (%)

Test of difference

Gender

Male

457 (17%)

2185 (83%)

<  0.0001 a

Female

272 (12%)

2030 (88%)

Age Group

50 and under

270 (17%)

1337 (83%)

<  0.0001 a

51 to 70

321 (19%)

1327 (81%)

71 and over

138 (8%)

1551 (92%)

Median age

56

63

<  0.0001 b

Deprivation

Most Deprived 1

104 (12%)

741 (88%)

<  0.0001 a

2

170 (13%)

1184 (87%)

3

130 (15%)

756 (85%)

4

104 (14%)

645 (86%)

Least deprived 5

221 (20%)

889 (80%)

Admissions (total over period)

Minimum

1

1

 

Median

1

1

Maximum

12

9

Co-morbidities (total over period)

Minimum

0

0

0.0033 b

Median3

2

3

Maximum

63

72

Bed days (total over period)

Minimum

< 1

< 1

0.00035b

Median total bed days

3.3

4.0

Maximum

504

1150

  1. a Chi-Squared
  2. b Kruskal-Wallis