Percentage of weekend deaths, UK 1986–98
% Weekend | % Sunday | % Saturday | |
---|---|---|---|
Expected cases at the weekend = 28.57% and Saturday = 14.28%. | |||
1986–90 | 31.30 | 16.39 | 14.91 |
(n = 8147) | (p < 0.0001) | (p < 0.0001) | (p = 0.05) |
1993–98 | 32.24 | 16.61 | 15.63 |
(n = 2776) | (p < 0.0001) | (p < 0.001) | (p = 0.02) |