Table 3.

Association between patient characteristics and discordant EMS use

	OR (95% CI)	aOR (95% CI)
Age (years)a
< 1	1.4 (1.1–1.8)	1.4 (1.1–1.8)
1 < 5	1.3 (1.0–1.7)	1.3 (1.0–1.7)
5 < 12	1.4 (1.1–1.9)	1.5 (1.1–1.9)
12 < 18	REF	REF
Gender
Girls	1.1 (1.0–1.2)	1.1 (1.0–1.3)
Boys	REF	REF
Presenting symptoms
Neurological	0.2 (0.1–0.3)	0.2 (0.1–0.2)
Respiratory	0.9 (0.8–1.1)	0.9 (0.7–1.0)
Gastrointestinal	0.8 (0.6–0.9)	0.8 (0.6–0.9)
Other	REF	REF
Visiting hours
OOH	1.6 (1.4–1.9)	1.6 (1.4-–0.9)
During office hours	REF	REF

OOH out of office hours

^aAge distribution per setting is shown in Appendix I