From: Consultation patterns and clinical correlates of consultation in a tertiary care setting
Variable | Overall (N = 3979) | No Consultation (n = 2056) | ≥ 1 Consultation (n = 1923) | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male (n; %) | 2092 (52.6) | 1058 (51.4) | 1034 (53.8) | 0.145 |
Age (yr) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   mean [sd] | 57 [19] | 56 [20] | 59 [18] | < 0.001 |
   > 65 yo | 1575 (39.6) | 766 (37.3) | 809 (42.1) | 0.002 |
Clinical Diagnoses: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Fluid & Electrolyte Disorders | 877 (22.0) | 406 (19.7) | 471 (24.5) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension Uncomplicated | 875 (22.0) | 422 (20.5) | 453 (23.6) | 0.02 |
Diabetes Uncomplicated | 740 (18.6) | 419 (20.4) | 321 (16.7) | 0.003 |
Chronic Pulmonary Disease | 653 (16.4) | 337 (16.4) | 316 (16.4) | 0.97 |
Congestive Heart Failure | 567 (14.3) | 208 (10.1) | 359 (18.7) | < 0.001 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia | 576 (14.5) | 242 (11.8) | 334 (17.4) | < 0.001 |
Alcohol Abuse | 509 (12.8) | 272 (13.2) | 237 (12.3) | 0.4 |
Liver Disease | 452 (11.4) | 199 (9.7) | 253 (13.2) | 0.001 |
Renal Failure | 401 (10.1) | 163 (7.9) | 238 (12.4) | < 0.001 |
Coagulopathy | 318 (8.0) | 135 (6.6) | 183 (9.5) | 0.001 |
Pulmonary Circulation Disorders | 315 (7.9) | 146 (7.1) | 169 (8.8) | 0.05 |
Other Neurologic Disorder | 303 (7.6) | 105 (5.1) | 198 (10.3) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes Complicated | 291 (7.3) | 119 (5.8) | 172 (8.9) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension Complicated | 278 (7.0) | 93 (4.5) | 185 (9.6) | < 0.001 |
Solid Tumor (No Metastasis) | 268 (6.7) | 115 (5.6) | 153 (8.0) | 0.003 |
Deficiency Anemia | 244 (6.1) | 101 (4.9) | 143 (7.4) | 0.001 |
Depression | 223 (5.6) | 128 (6.2) | 95 (4.9) | 0.08 |
Drug Abuse | 187 (4.7) | 114 (5.5) | 73 (3.8) | 0.01 |
Valvular Disease | 179 (4.5) | 65 (3.2) | 114 (5.9) | < 0.001 |
Hypothyroidism | 177 (4.5) | 76 (3.7) | 101 (5.3) | 0.02 |
Metastatic Cancer | 180 (4.5) | 70 (3.4) | 110 (5.7) | < 0.001 |
RA or Collagen Vascular Disease | 179 (4.5) | 53 (2.6) | 126 (6.6) | < 0.001 |
Peripheral Vascular Disorders | 122 (3.1) | 61 (3.0) | 61 (3.2) | 0.71 |
Peptic Ulcer Disease | 95 (2.4) | 37 (1.8) | 58 (3.0) | 0.01 |
Lymphoma | 92 (2.3) | 30 (1.5) | 62 (3.2) | < 0.001 |
Blood Loss Anemia | 81 (2.0) | 33 (1.6) | 48 (2.5) | 0.05 |
Obesity | 64 (1.6) | 23 (1.1) | 41 (2.1) | 0.01 |
Weight Loss | 60 (1.5) | 27 (1.3) | 33 (1.7) | 0.3 |
AIDS/HIV | 57 (1.4) | 9 (0.4) | 48 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
Paralysis | 50 (1.3) | 26 (1.3) | 24 (1.3) | 0.96 |
Psychoses | 37 (0.9) | 23 (1.1) | 14 (0.7) | 0.20 |
Clinical Diagnosis count: | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total Diagnoses | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   mean [sd] | 6.4 [3.8] | 5.5 [3.6] | 7.3 [3.8] | < 0.001 |
Pre-admission Diagnoses | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   mean [sd] | 2.2 [2.2] | 1.6 [1.8] | 2.8 [2.4] | < 0.001 |
   ≥ 1 | 2975 (74.8) | 1382 (67.2) | 1597 (83.0) | < 0.001 |
Post-admission Diagnoses | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   mean [sd] | 4.2 [2.8] | 3.9 [2.8] | 4.6 [2.8] | < 0.001 |