Table 1 -. Comparison between groups of frequent users, according to the qualitative variables. Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 2012.
| Variable | Sample* (N=385) | Frequent user group | p† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1* (n=251) | Group 2* (n=117) | Group 3* (n=17) | ||||
| N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Gender | 0.588 | |||||
| Female | 211 (54.8) | 135 (53.8) | 68 (58.1) | 8 (47.1) | ||
| Male | 174 (45.2) | 116 (46.2) | 49 (41.9) | 9 (52.9) | ||
| Age in years | 0.080 | |||||
| 18 – 40 | 101 (26.2) | 68 (27.1) | 31 (26.5) | 2 (11.8) | ||
| 41 – 59 | 119 (30.9) | 84 (33.4) | 31 (26.5) | 4 (23.5) | ||
| 60 – 79 | 142 (36.9) | 81 (32.3) | 50 (42.7) | 11 (64.7) | ||
| > 80 | 23 (6.0) | 18 (7.2) | 5 (4.3) | 0 | ||
| Chronic diseases | 0.870 | |||||
| Yes | 326 (84.9) | 212 (84.5) | 100 (86.2) | 14 (82.4) | ||
| No | 58 (15.1) | 39 (15.5) | 16 (13.8) | 3 (17.6) | ||
| Origin | 0.576 | |||||
| Spontaneous demand | 328 (85.4) | 213 (84.9) | 100 (86.2) | 15 (88.2) | ||
| Ambulance | 9 (2.4) | 7 (2.8) | 2 (1.7) | 0 | ||
| Primary healthcare | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (5.9) | ||
| Outpatient clinic | 42 (10.9) | 28 (11.2) | 13 (11.2) | 1 (5.9) | ||
| Other | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.9) | 0 | ||
| Scheduled appointment | 0.011 | |||||
| Yes | 104 (27) | 80 (31.9) ‡ | 22 (18.8) | 2 (11.8) | ||
| No | 281 (73) | 171 (68.1) | 95 (81.2) | 15 (88.2) | ||
| Days of the week | 0.206 | |||||
| Weekdays | 313 (81.3) | 207 (82.5) | 95 (81.9) | 11 (64.7) | ||
| Weekend | 71 (18.7) | 44 (17.5) | 21 (18.1) | 6 (35.3) | ||
| Shift | 0.407 | |||||
| Morning | 225 (59.1) | 155 (62.2) | 60 (52.2) | 10 (58.8) | ||
| Afternoon | 88 (23.1) | 51 (20.5) | 33 (28.7) | 4 (23.5) | ||
| Night | 68 (17.8) | 43 (17.3) | 22 (19.1) | 3 (17.6) | ||
| Risk classification | 0.470 | |||||
| Emergency | 24 (6.9) | 16 (7.0) | 6 (5.5) | 2 (15.4) | ||
| Very urgent | 63 (18.0) | 36 (15.8) | 26 (23.9) | 1 (7.7) | ||
| Urgent | 135 (38.6) | 86 (37.7) | 44 (40.4) | 5 (38.5) | ||
| Slightly urgent | 121 (34.6) | 85 (37.3) | 31 (28.4) | 5 (38.5) | ||
| Not urgent | 7 (2.0) | 5 (2.2) | 2 (1.8) | 0 | ||
| Length of stay in hours | 0.007 | |||||
| < 1 | 94 (24.4) | 76 (30.3) ‡ | 15 (12.8) | 3 (17.6) | ||
| 1 – 12 | 128 (33.3) | 71 (28.3) | 51 (43.6) ‡ | 6 (35.3) | ||
| 12 – 24 | 38 (9.9) | 22 (8.8) | 13 (11.1) | 3 (17.6) | ||
| 24 – 48 | 39 (10.1) | 21 (8.3) | 16 (13.7) | 2 (11.8) | ||
| > 48 hours | 86 (22.3) | 61 (24.3) | 22 (18.8) | 3 (17.6) | ||
| Outcome | 0.001 | |||||
| Discharged | 179 (46.5) | 106 (42.4) | 67 (57.8) ‡ | 6 (35.3) | ||
| Referral to outpatient care | 83 (21.5) | 70 (28.0) ‡ | 10 (8.6) | 3 (17.6) | ||
| Hospitalization | 88 (23) | 54 (21.6) | 29 (25.0) | 5 (29.4) | ||
| Death | 15 (3.9) | 10 (4.0) | 3 (2.6) | 2 (11.8) | ||
| Left the service | 11 (3.4) | 7 (2.8) | 4 (3.4) | 0 | ||
| Other | 7 (1.8) | 3 (1.2) | 3 (2.6) | 1 (5.9) | ||
*
Percentages calculated excluding variables without response
†
Using Fisher's exact test
‡
Statistically significant association from the adjusted residual tests