Table 2. Patient characteristics and care pathways, comparing ECAP and non-ECAP EDs (n = 1800).

		ECAP ED	Non-ECAP	Total
Male(%), P = 0.570^		54.0	55.4	54.7
Trauma (%) N = 1793, P = 0.086^		28.8	33.3	30.8
Age (%), P<0.01*	Median (years)	50.0	39.0	44.0
	0–5	7.1	7.4	7.3
	6–18	7.9	11.8	9.8
	19–30	15.8	21.1	18.4
	31–50	20.3	22.9	21.6
	51–65	18.9	16.4	17.7
	66–85	25.2	16.3	20.8
	>85	4.8	4.0	4.4
Origin (%)#, P<0.01^	Self-referrals	15.9	44.0	29.9
	Referred by medical professionals	74.4	46.8	60.7
	Referred by the radiology department	5.3	1.2	3.4
Follow-up (%)#, P<0.01^	Hospital admission	45.2	29.0	37.1
	Out patient clinic	26.8	25.1	25.9
	PCP Follw-up	4.1	16.9	10.5
	No follow-up	19.7	24.7	22.2

^# Does not add up to 100% due to other options not shown in the table.

⁺ Includes ambulance and PCP referred patients.

* independent T-test.

^ Chi square test.