Table 1.

Study sample: enrolled patients distributed per age group, gender, and hospitalization status

Age group (years)		Males		Females		Total (M + F)
		ER Not hospitalized	Hospitalized	ER Not hospitalized	Hospitalized	ER Not hospitalized	Hospitalized
45 to 64		1,812	1,371	3,575	1,926	5,387	3,297
		3,183		5,501		8,684
65 to 74		988	901	2,911	2,138	3,899	3,039
		1,889		5,049		6,938
Older than 75		1,047	1,871	4,235	6,242	5,282	8,113
		2,918		10,477		13,395
Total	ER/H	3,847	4,143	10,721	10,306	14,568	14,449
	ER + H	7,990		21,027		29,017

ER, patients referring to Emergency Room.