Table 1 Summary characteristics of home cases (n = 3388) compared to Irish population (n = 4,588,252, Irish census 2011 [12] )
Home cases | Irish population | |
|---|---|---|
Age in years [median (IQR)] | 68 (55–78) | 36* |
Age 65 + years n (%) | 1978 (58.2%) | 535,393 (11.7%) |
Male n (%) | 2243 (66.0%) | 2,272,699 (49.5%) |
Number of EDs | 1512 (44.3%) | 3409 (100%) |
Urban–rural classification of EDs | ||
City n (%) | 395 (26.1%) | 478 (14.0%) |
Town n (%) | 253 (16.7%) | 293 (8.6%) |
Village n (%) | 177 (11.7%) | 266 (7.8%) |
Rural n (%) | 687 (45.4%) | 2372 (69.6%) |
Average proportion of people self-reporting bad or very bad health in each ED (SD) | 1.6% (1.4%) | 1.4% (0.83%) |
Average SAHRU deprivation score in each ED (SD) | 0.4 (2.0) | 0.0 (1.6) |