Cause and volume of hospitalisation are associated with socioeconomic status
| IMD quintile | P value | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Heart failure hospitalisation (% (n)) | 6 (15) | 5.4 (20) | 6.8 (20) | 6.9 (24) | 6.1 (33) | 0.91 |
| Cardiovascular hospitalisation (% (n)) | 11.2 (28) | 10.7 (40) | 10.6 (31) | 15 (52) | 14 (76) | 0.24 |
| All-cause hospitalisation (% (n)) | 24.1 (60) | 21.7 (81) | 17.8 (52) | 33.7 (117) | 27.2 (147) | <0.001 |
| Total hospitalisations (events/year) | 0.33 (0.04) | 0.42 (0.06) | 0.33 (0.07) | 0.58 (0.06) | 0.47 (0.04) | <0.001* |
| Total hospitalised days (days/year) | 3.2 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.4) | 1.8 (0.3) | 4.5 (0.6) | 3.9 (0.5) | <0.001* |
*Denotes use of Kruskal-Wallis test.
IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.