Characteristics of a cumulative total of the patients who were admitted due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions before and during COVID-19 pandemic in the prefectures declared a state of emergency and other areas
| Before COVID-19 pandemic | During COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| State of emergency | Others | State of emergency | Others | |
| 115 672 | 160 858 | 74 959 | 113 071 | |
| Age, year, mean (SD) | 73.1 (16.9) | 74.1 (16.9) | 74.0 (16.7) | 75.0 (16.5) |
| Age, year, median (IQR) | 77 (66–85) | 78 (67–86) | 78 (67–86) | 79 (68–87) |
| Age category (%) | ||||
| 20–24 | 1873 (1.6) | 2344 (1.5) | 1066 (1.4) | 1349 (1.2) |
| 25–29 | 1612 (1.4) | 2104 (1.3) | 979 (1.3) | 1278 (1.1) |
| 30–34 | 1620 (1.4) | 2214 (1.4) | 928 (1.2) | 1292 (1.2) |
| 35–39 | 1841 (1.6) | 2442 (1.5) | 1,082, (1.5) | 1526 (1.4) |
| 40–44 | 2426 (2.1) | 3171 (2.0) | 1415 (1.9) | 2026 (1.8) |
| 45–49 | 3556 (3.1) | 4430 (2.8) | 2210 (3.0) | 3105 (2.8) |
| 50–54 | 3945 (3.4) | 4855 (3.0) | 2608 (3.5) | 3403 (3.0) |
| 55–59 | 4473 (3.9) | 5987 (3.7) | 2883 (3.9) | 3957 (3.5) |
| 60–64 | 5517 (4.8) | 7925 (5.0) | 3497 (4.7) | 5291 (4.7) |
| 65–69 | 9090 (7.9) | 12 833 (8.0) | 5179 (6.9) | 8247 (7.3) |
| 70–74 | 12 739 (11.1) | 16 586 (10.4) | 8309 (11.1) | 11,8111 (10.5) |
| 75–79 | 16 764 (14.6) | 21 199 (13.3) | 10 506 (14.1) | 14 659 (13.0) |
| 80–84 | 18 432 (16.0) | 24 721 (15.5) | 11 922 (16.0) | 17 644 (15.7) |
| 85–89 | 18 432 (16.0) | 26 287 (16.4) | 11 886 (15.9) | 18 985 (16.9) |
| 90–94 | 10 657 (9.3) | 17 415 (10.9) | 7548 (10.1) | 13 391 (11.9) |
| 95- | 3260 (2.8) | 5532 (3.5) | 2570 (3.5) | 4468 (4.0) |
| Sex (%) | ||||
| Male | 60 790 (52.6) | 83 514 (51.9) | 40 025 (53.4) | 59 484 (52.6) |
| Female | 54 882 (47.5) | 77 344 (48.1) | 34 934 (46.6) | 53 587 (47.4) |
| Length of stay, median (IQR) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 1 (1–4) | 1 (1–4) |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (IQR) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) | 0 (0–2) |