Table 2.
Patient characteristics (N = 19,177)
| No. | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| < 50 | 5,327 | 27.8 |
| 50-59 | 5,885 | 30.7 |
| 60-69 | 3,863 | 20.1 |
| ≥ 70 | 4,102 | 21.4 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 7,133 | 37.2 |
| Female | 12,044 | 62.8 |
| Payment status | ||
| Fee waivers | 5,088 | 26.5 |
| Fee payers | 14,089 | 73.5 |
| Service type | ||
| GOPC | 17,294 | 90.2 |
| FMSC | 1,704 | 8.9 |
| Staff clinic | 179 | 0.9 |
| District of residence | ||
| Shatin | 8,905 | 46.4 |
| Taipo | 4,684 | 24.4 |
| North | 4,246 | 22.1 |
| Others | 1,342 | 7.0 |
| Visit type | ||
| New | 11,817 | 61.6 |
| Old | 7,360 | 38.4 |
| Comorbidities | ||
| 0 | 15,952 | 83.2 |
| 1 | 2,774 | 14.5 |
| 2 | 432 | 2.3 |
| > 3 | 19 | 0.1 |
| Calendar years of prescription | ||
| 2004 | 9,826 | 51.2 |
| 2005 | 4,360 | 22.7 |
| 2006 | 3,402 | 17.7 |
| 2007 | 1,589 | 8.3 |
GOPC: General Out-patient Clinic; FMSC: Family Medicine Specialist Clinic; CCB: Calcium Channel Blockers; All the percentages are across columns