Characteristics of the study population as captured at the time of discharge from index hospitalisation (N=65803)
| N | % of study population | |
| Sex | ||
| Total males | 33313 | 50.63 |
| Total females | 32490 | 49.37 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 30–34 | 1868 | 2.84 |
| 35–39 | 2623 | 3.99 |
| 40–44 | 3494 | 5.31 |
| 45–49 | 4892 | 7.43 |
| 50–54 | 6145 | 9.34 |
| 55–59 | 7068 | 10.74 |
| 60–64 | 8137 | 12.37 |
| 65–69 | 7951 | 12.08 |
| 70–74 | 7149 | 10.86 |
| 75–79 | 6370 | 9.68 |
| 80–84 | 5149 | 7.82 |
| 85 and older | 4957 | 7.53 |
| # of Health Conditions | ||
| 0 | 17407 | 26.45 |
| 1 | 19736 | 29.99 |
| 2 | 14293 | 21.72 |
| 3 | 7560 | 11.49 |
| 4 | 3906 | 5.94 |
| 5+ | 2901 | 4.4 |
| Most Common Health Conditions | ||
| Hypertension | 16063 | 24.41 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 13447 | 20.44 |
| Diabetes | 11375 | 17.29 |
| Injury | 10730 | 16.31 |
| Cancer | 6770 | 10.29 |
| Outcomes and Censoring | ||
| Repeat hospitalisation | 19268 | 29.28 |
| Death | 2472 | 3.76 |
| Left eligibility | 608 | 0.92 |
| End of study | 43455 | 66.04 |
| Minimum exposure time (days) | 1 | |
| Maximum exposure time (days) | 1461 | |
| Mean exposure time (days) | 551.8 | |
| Median exposure time (days) | 469 |