Association between social deprivation, all emergency hospitalisations, severity of disease, and diuretic adherence
| Deprivation category | p Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–2 (n = 106) | 3–4 (n = 204) | 5–6 (n = 152) | |||
| All emergency hospitalisation data | |||||
| Number of total hospitalisations per patient (geometric mean) in each group | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.41 | NS | |
| Patients hospitalised (%) | 56 | 57 | 58 | NS | |
| Number of hospitalisations per hospitalised patient (geometric mean) | 1.86 | 1.91 | 2.382-150 | 0.03 | |
| Measures of severity | |||||
| Percentage died (%) | 16 | 20 | 18 | NS | |
| Average (SD) diuretic dose frusemide equivalents (mg) | 85 (38) | 78 (46) | 83 (39) | NS | |
| Median length of hospital stay (days) | 7 | 7 | 7 | NS | |
| Adherence measure | |||||
| Mean (SD) diuretic adherence (%) | 96 (29) | 93 (26) | 99 (36) | NS | |
↵2-150 Cochran-Armitage test for trend.