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. 2014 Nov 18;9(11):e112650. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112650

Table 1. Demographic data and overall advanced radiology examination utilization rate.

Characteristics Number (%) CT utilization MRI utilization
Total (n, %) 737760 (100) 156287 (21.2) 35018 (4.8)
Gender (n, %)
Male 386415 (52.4) 88256 (22.8) 18481 (4.8)
Female 351345 (47.6) 68031 (19.4) 16537 (4.7)
Patient age (years)
<20 201698 (27.3) 17567 (87.1)* 1032 (5.4)*
20–40 161125 (21.8) 32696 (202.9)* 2947 (18.3)*
40–60 194857 (26.4) 53109 (272.6)* 11472 (58.9)*
>60 180053 (24.4) 52913 (293.9)* 19566 (108.7)*
Missing or unknown 27 (0.0)

*Calculated per 1000 ED visits.

CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging.