Patient demographic and descriptive statistics
| Overall | Aboriginal | Non-Aboriginal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of gastroenteritis admissions | 1295 | 496 | 799 |
| Number of patients | 1001 | 317 | 684 |
| Number of patients hospitalised once | 782 | 195 | 587 |
| Number of patients with readmissions | 219 | 122 | 97 |
| Average number of admissions | 1.29 | 1.57 | 1.17 |
| Maximum number of admissions | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Readmission rate | 0.055 | 0.106 | 0.031 |
| Readmission proportion | 0.219 | 0.385 | 0.142 |
| Mean time to first readmission in weeks (SD) | 46.1 (56.5) | 33.0 (44.1) | 62.4 (65.6) |
| Mean LOS in days (SD) | 3.04 (4.40) | 4.78 (5.68) | 2.24 (3.37) |
| Mean readmission LOS in days (SD) | 3.82 (5.41) | 4.98 (6.82) | 2.37 (1.98) |
| Proportion of patients (%) | |||
| Male | 55.6 | 58.4 | 54.4 |
| Aboriginal | 31.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 |
| Non-metropolitan residence | 49.1 | 78.2 | 35.5 |
| Low birth weight (<2.5 kg) | 12.5 | 16.4 | 10.7 |
| Premature birth (gestational age <37 weeks) | 22.4 | 24.8 | 21.4 |
| Proportion of admissions (%) | |||
| Emergency admission | 91.3 | 94.0 | 89.5 |
| Dehydration | 28.3 | 35.7 | 23.7 |
| Gastrointestinal sugar intolerance | 6.7 | 9.5 | 5.0 |
| Undernutrition | 7.0 | 12.5 | 3.6 |
| Iron deficiency anaemia | 3.4 | 7.5 | 0.9 |
| Failure to thrive and anaemia | 9.7 | 18.3 | 4.3 |
| Infection (genitourinary/scabies/otitis media) | 13.4 | 24.0 | 6.9 |