Table 1.
Patients and frequency of common medical problems. Patients with complete economic data are included
| OCT 2007 ED | AUG 2009 ED | AUG 2009 H-GP | APR 2010 ED | APR 2010 H-GP | APR 2011 ED | APR 2011 H-GP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=583 | N=580 | N=110 | No measurement cycle | N=533 | N=598 | N=497 | |
| Gender* | n=583 | n=580 | n=110 | – | n=533 | n=597 | n=497 |
| Men, No. (%) | 261 (44.8) | 256 (44.1) | 62 (56.4) | – | 281 (52.7) | 270 (45.2) | 233 (46.9) |
| Age* | n=583 | n=580 | n=110 | – | n=533 | n=596 | n=494 |
| Years, median (IQR†) | 39 (26–56) | 39 (28–56) | 33 (23–48) | – | 37 (26–51) | 40 (26–58) | 35 (21–51) |
| Medical problems*‡ | n=127§ | No measurement cycle | n=107 | No measurement cycle | n=531 | No measurement cycle | n=491 |
| Digestive (D), No. (%) | 16 (12.6) | – | 9 (8.4) | – | 41 (7.7) | – | 56 (11.4) |
| Musculoskeletal (L), No. (%) | 37 (29.1) | – | 39 (36.4) | – | 164 (30.9) | – | 145 (29.5) |
| Respiratory (R), No. (%) | 9 (7.1) | – | 9 (8.4) | – | 99 (18.6) | – | 57 (11.6) |
| Skin (S), No. (%) | 35 (27.6) | – | 29 (27.1) | – | 108 (20.3) | – | 126 (25.7) |
*For each variable the number of patients with valid data is indicated.
‡According to ICPC-2 chapter.
§A random selection of patients was coded.
ED, emergency department; H-GP; hospital General Practitioner; IQR, inter-quartile-range.