Table 2.
Patient characteristics versus appropriateness
| Category | Variable | Total N (%) | Quest. N (%) | Appropr. N (%) | Inapp. N (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 1875 (59) | 932 (50) | 519 (56) | 413 (44) | 0.019 |
| Female | 1321 (41) | 631 (48) | 389 (62) | 242 (38) | ||
| Age | <18 | 697 (22) | 337 (48) | 177 (53) | 160 (48) | <0.001 |
| 18–39 | 1308 (41) | 646 (49) | 347 (54) | 299 (46) | ||
| 40–59 | 778 (24) | 386 (50) | 253 (66) | 133 (35) | ||
| 60–79 | 346 (11) | 162 (47) | 106 (65) | 56 (35) | ||
| >80 | 67 (2) | 32 (48) | 25 (78) | 7 (22) | ||
| Manchester Triage category | Red | 1 (0.03) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
| Orange | 178 (6) | 57 (32) | 51 (89) | 6 (11) | ||
| Yellow | 1189 (37) | 550 (46) | 378 (69) | 172 (31) | ||
| Green | 1788 (56) | 944 (53) | 477 (51) | 467 (49) | ||
| Blue | 30 (1) | 12 (40) | 2 (17) | 10 (83) | ||
| No triage | 10 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Total N (%) number of self-referred patients per group (percentage of category), Quest. N (%) number of questionnaires filled out per group (percentage), Appropr. N (%) number of appropriate visits by patients that filled out the questionnaires per group (percentage of appropriate visits per group), Inapp. N (%) number of inappropriate visits by patients that filled out the questionnaires per group (percentage of inappropriate visits per group), P value appropriate versus inappropriate, per category