Table 2.
Patient demographics by diagnosis category
| Diagnosis category (ICD-10 Group) | Diagnoses (n, %) | Patients (n) | Age (mean years ± SD) | Age 95% CI | Proportion Male (95% CI) | P-Value Male | Proportion Minors (95% CI) | P-Value Minors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 6271 (100) | 2753 | 25.3 ± 14.9 | 24.8–25.9 | 0.71 (0.70–0.73) | – | 0.29 (0.28–0.31) | – |
| Respiratory (J) | 1090 (17.4) | 849 | 21.1 ± 15.9 | 20.0–22.1 | 0.68 (0.64–0.71) | 0.029 | 0.43 (0.4–0.47) | < 0.001 |
| Miscellaneous Abnormalities (R) | 881 (14.1) | 667 | 26.1 ± 14.8 | 25.0–27.3 | 0.69 (0.66–0.73) | 0.215 | 0.26 (0.22–0.29) | 0.057 |
| Infection (A, B) | 678 (10.8) | 546 | 18.9 ± 14.3 | 17.7–20.1 | 0.71 (0.67–0.75) | 0.925 | 0.47 (0.43–0.51) | < 0.001 |
| Musculoskeletal/ Connective Tissues (M) | 583 (9.3) | 384 | 32.6 ± 12.9 | 31.3–33.8 | 0.73 (0.69–0.78) | 0.415 | 0.083 (0.06–0.12) | < 0.001 |
| Digestive (K) | 427 (6.8) | 314 | 27.8 ± 14.6 | 26.2–29.4 | 0.75 (0.70–0.80) | 0.161 | 0.21 (0.17–0.26) | 0.002 |
| Injury/ Poisoning (S, T) | 372 (5.9) | 261 | 26.1 ± 12.4 | 24.5–27.6 | 0.84 (0.79–0.88) | < 0.001 | 0.23 (0.18–0.29) | 0.034 |
| Mental/ Behavioral (F) | 322 (5.1) | 172 | 29.4 ± 12.2 | 27.5–31.2 | 0.65 (0.58–0.72) | 0.077 | 0.15 (0.1–0.21) | < 0.001 |
The diagnosis categories included patients with ruled out diagnoses in those categories, and the categories are not mutually exclusive. Tests of proportion (chi-squared) were used to obtain p-values. Not shown are categories comprising fewer than 5 % of diagnoses