Table 2 Change-point analysis indicating the month before death when the proportion of individuals who were hospitalized and had accessed the emergency department exponentially increased.
Hospitalizations change-point month (95% CI) | Emergency department visits change-point month (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Female | 4.6 | (3.9–5.2) | 3.8 | (3.3–4.3) |
Male | 4.9 | (4.1–5.7) | 4.0 | (3.4–4.5) |
All | 4.7 | (4.0–5.4) | 3.9 | (3.3–4.4) |
Age | ||||
65–74 | 6.6 | (5.4–7.8) | 4.6 | (3.9–5.3) |
75–84 | 5.0 | (4.2–5.7) | 4.0 | (3.4–4.6) |
85–94 | 4.0 | (3.5–4.5) | 3.7 | (3.2–4.1) |
≥ 95 | 3.5 | (3.2–3.9) | 3.4 | (3.0–3.7) |
Cause of death | ||||
Cancer | ||||
All age groups | 6.8 | (5.7–7.8) | 5.8 | (5.0–6.6) |
65–74 | 8.4 | (6.9–10.0) | 5.9 | (5.1–6.7) |
75–84 | 6.7 | (5.7–7.6) | 5.9 | (5.1–6.8) |
85–94 | 5.6 | (4.8–6.3) | 5.6 | (4.9–6.3) |
≥ 95 | 4.5 | (3.9–5.1) | 4.7 | (4.1–5.4) |
Cardiovascular | ||||
All age groups | 3.9 | (3.4–4.5) | 3.5 | (3.0–3.9) |
65–74 | 4.2 | (3.5–5.0) | 2.8 | (2.4–3.2) |
75–84 | 4.1 | (3.5–4.8) | 3.5 | (3.0–4.0) |
85–94 | 3.9 | (3.4–4.4) | 3.6 | (3.1–4.0) |
≥ 95 | 3.9 | (3.4–4.3) | 3.7 | (3.3–4.1) |
Respiratory | ||||
All age groups | 3.5 | (3.1–3.9) | 2.9 | (2.6–3.2) |
65–74 | 4.6 | (3.9–5.3) | 3.6 | (3.1–4.1) |
75–84 | 3.8 | (3.3–4.3) | 3.3 | (2.9–3.7) |
85–94 | 3.0 | (2.7–3.3) | 2.8 | (2.6–3.1) |
≥ 95 | 2.7 | (2.5–2.8) | 2.7 | (2.5–2.8) |
