Table 2 Summary of frequencies (%) of some of the features considered in the model
Features | NLOHS (%) | ELOHS (%) |
|---|---|---|
Total population | 29,856 (88.46%) | 3896 (11.54%) |
Patient age | ||
Under_18 | 1481 (97.43%) | 39 (2.57%) |
18–40 | 4127 (95.67%) | 187 (4.33%) |
40–65 | 7354 (91.9%) | 648 (8.1%) |
65 and over | 16,893 (84.82%) | 3023 (15.18%) |
Patient gender | ||
Female | 16,912 (87.55%) | 2406 (12.45%) |
Male | 12,943 (89.67%) | 1491 (10.33%) |
Length of stay (LOS) | ||
 ≤ 5 days | 23,428 (99.59%) | 96 (0.41%) |
6-10Â days | 4288 (80.31%) | 1051 (19.69%) |
11–20 days | 1609 (52.72%) | 1443 (47.28%) |
 > 20 days | 530 (28.85%) | 1307 (71.15%) |
Charlson Score | ||
0–1 | 10,224 (94.05%) | 647 (5.95%) |
2–4 | 14,987 (87.46%) | 2149 (12.54%) |
5–8 | 3948 (80.67%) | 946 (19.33%) |
 > 8 | 696 (81.79%) | 155 (18.21%) |
VMO (visiting medical officer) specialty | ||
Cardiology | 2870 (88.8%) | 362 (11.2%) |
Colorectal surgery | 1434 (87.65%) | 202 (12.35%) |
Endocrinology | 116 (53.21%) | 102 (46.79%) |
Gastroenterology | 1960 (85.07%) | 344 (14.93%) |
Gynaecology | 788 (92.49%) | 64 (7.51%) |
Haematology | 258 (65.82%) | 134 (34.18%) |
Medical oncology | 502 (69.53%) | 220 (30.47%) |
Nephrology | 274 (45.67%) | 326 (54.33%) |
Neurology | 166 (51.88%) | 154 (48.13%) |
Neurosurgery | 2170 (95.51%) | 102 (4.49%) |
Obstetrics & Gynae | 1876 (98.01%) | 38 (1.99%) |
Orthopaedic surgery | 5776 (90.59%) | 600 (9.41%) |
Distance to hospital (DTH) | ||
 > 20 km | 6353 (89.42%) | 752 (10.58%) |
5-10Â km | 7688 (88.36%) | 1013 (11.64%) |
0-5Â km | 9907 (88.16%) | 1330 (11.84%) |
10-20Â km | 5907 (88.05%) | 802 (11.95%) |
Socioeconomic status (SES) | ||
High | 11,416 (77.73%) | 3270 (22.27%) |
Middle | 2607 (88.92%) | 325 (11.08%) |
Low | 2115 (87.58%) | 300 (12.42%) |