Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for Patients in the Study

Variable		Number	Percentage
Agegroup	0–4	188827	17.7
	5–9	41760	3.9
	10–14	36173	3.4
	15–19	57212	5.4
	20–24	69732	6.6
	25–29	81310	7.7
	30–34	82977	7.8
	35–39	73647	6.9
	40–44	64366	6.1
	45–49	62323	5.9
	50–54	55034	5.2
	55–59	46438	4.4
	60–64	42300	4.0
	65–69	42244	4.0
	70–74	40292	3.8
	75+	76987	7.3
Sex	Male	484935	45.7
	Female	576166	54.3
No. of comorbidities	0	763993	72.0
	1–2	244053	23.0
	3–4	31833	3.0
	5+	21222	2.0
SEIFA category	1 – Extreme disadvantage	211371	19.9
	2 – disadvantage	243432	22.9
	3 – average	225003	21.2
	4 – advantaged	184621	17.4
	5 – extreme advantage	196674	18.5
ARIA category	1 – Remote	80318	7.6
	2 – Accessible	139986	13.2
	3 – Highly accessible	840797	79.2
Aborginality	Yes	40748	3.8
	No	1020353	96.2
Possession of health insurance	Yes	348396	32.8
	No	712705	67.2
Total persons		1061101