Table 3.
Characteristics of patients by frequency of regular follow-up visits.
| Characteristics | Visits per year | |||
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Once (n=9216) | Twice (n=4034) | ≥3 times (n=5223) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 38.57 (14.51) | 40.19 (13.73) | 41.61 (12.54) | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
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Female | 4437 (48.14) | 1691 (41.92) | 1806 (34.58) |
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Male | 4779 (51.86) | 2343 (58.08) | 3417 (65.42) |
| District, n (%) | ||||
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Guangzhou city | 4427 (48.04) | 1635 (40.53) | 1942 (37.18) |
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Other cities in Guangdong province | 3979 (43.17) | 2063 (51.14) | 2933 (56.16) |
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Other provinces | 810 (8.79) | 336 (8.33) | 348 (6.66) |
| Departments (top 10), n (%) | ||||
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Infectious Diseases | 4487 (48.69) | 2537 (62.89) | 3904 (74.75) |
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Dermatology | 1292 (14.02) | 363 (9) | 179 (3.43) |
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Rheumatology | 785 (8.52) | 342 (8.48) | 329 (6.30) |
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Gynecology | 508 (5.51) | 133 (3.3) | 86 (1.65) |
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Endocrinology | 324 (3.52) | 87 (2.16) | 93 (1.78) |
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Hepatobiliary Surgery | 306 (3.32) | 133 (3.3) | 215 (4.12) |
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Cardiovascular Internal Medicine | 235 (2.55) | 59 (1.46) | 70 (1.34) |
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Neurology | 159 (1.73) | 71 (1.76) | 89 (1.70) |
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Nephrology | 141 (1.53) | 67 (1.66) | 72 (1.38) |
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Gastroenterology | 132 (1.43) | 47 (1.17) | 43 (0.82) |