Consecutive persons attending for DSH at two Inner London hospitals
| Site | KCH | LH | p Value1-150 KCH v LH | |
| Persons attending for DSH (n=2352) | 1341 | 1011 | ||
| Mean age (SD) (32.2 (14.1)) | 32.6 (13.2) | 31.7 (13.0) | 0.136 | |
| Male (1065/2352=45%) | 663/1341 (49%) | 402/1011 (40%) | <0.001 | |
| Address known (2070/2352=88%) | 1150/1341 (86%) | 920/1011 (90%) | <0.001 | |
| Address in study area (1892/2070=91%) | 1081/1150 (94%) | 811/920 (88%) | <0.001 | |
| Seen at own A&E (1827/1892=97%) | 1045/1081 (97%) | 782/811 (96%) | 0.722 | |
| By ethnic group and attendance at own A&E | ||||
| Unknown ethnicity | % of total1-151 | 105/1081 (10%) | 83/811 (10%) | 0.756 |
| % at own A&E1-152 | 104/105 (99%) | 80/83 (4%) | 0.323 | |
| Whites | % of total1-151 | 743/1081 (69%) | 633/811 (78%) | <0.001 |
| % at own A&E1-152 | 720/743 (97%) | 608/633 (96%) | 0.390 | |
| African-Caribbeans | % of total1-151 | 223/1081 (21%) | 71/811 (9%) | <0.001 |
| % at own A&E1-152 | 212/223 (95%) | 71/71 (100%) | 0.072 | |
| Asians | % of total1-151 | 10/1081 (1%) | 24/811 (3%) | 0.001 |
| % at own A&E1-152 | 9/10 (90%) | 23/24 (96%) | 0.508 | |
↵1-150 All p values derived from two tailed Fisher exact tests.
↵1-151 Distribution of ethnic group by A&E. Including undetermined ethnic group p<0.001. Excluding undetermined ethnic group p<0.001.
↵1-152 Attendance at own v other A&E by ethnic group. Including undetermined ethnic group; KCH p=0.122; LH p=0.377; both p=0.528. Excluding undetermined ethnic group; KCH p=0.146; LH p=0.199; both p=0.565.