Figure 9: COVID-19 admissions by age and gender after trimming data

4.4.2. Number of admissions by age and gender

Figure 9: COVID-19 admissions by age and gender after trimming data

Num ber of admissions

1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 Male Female

less than one year

1-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years 15-19 years 20-24 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40-44 years 45-49 years 50-54 years 55-59 years 60-64 years 65-69 years 70-74 years 75-79 years 80-84 years 85 years+

Age band

There were consistently more admissions for females than for males, excluding for young children (below 10 years). There was a total of 9 418 admissions for females relative to 6 324 admissions for males.

Most admissions were evident in the age band of 50-54 years, with an overall average age for those admitted of 51.0 years. This was similar for both males and females.

The large spread in admission costs, as discussed in the previous section, causes difficulty in structuring an ARM or global fee arrangement, as it indicates that the level of stability or predictability in treatment costs may be low.

Potential drivers of data volatility were, however, analysed to assess whether there was a clear and predictable relationship between costs and these factors, so that segmenting the data by these factors might allow for stable predictions.

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