Table 1:
Characteristics of potentially eligible and included patients/visits to the emergency department
| Characteristic | No. (%) of patients | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eligible n = 8610 | Surveyed n = 1533 | ||
| Sex | 0.5 | ||
| Male | 4801 (55.8) | 836 (54.8) | |
| Female | 3809 (44.2) | 688 (45.1) | |
| Missing | 0 | 9 | |
| Age group, d | 0.4 | ||
| ≤ 3 | 1089 (12.6) | 202 (13.2) | |
| 4–7 | 1958 (22.8) | 371 (24.2) | |
| 8–14 | 1996 (23.2) | 367 (23.9) | |
| 15–21 | 1786 (20.8) | 305 (19.9) | |
| 22–28 | 1774 (20.6) | 288 (18.8) | |
| Missing | 7 | 0 | |
| Day of week | 0.01 | ||
| Sunday | 1210 (14.0) | 163 (10.8) | |
| Monday | 1264 (14.7) | 245 (16.2) | |
| Tuesday | 1160 (13.5) | 230 (15.2) | |
| Wednesday | 1199 (13.9) | 218 (14.4) | |
| Thursday | 1135 (13.2) | 216 (14.3) | |
| Friday | 1346 (15.6) | 229 (15.1) | |
| Saturday | 1296 (15.0) | 211 (14.0) | |
| Missing | 0 | 21 | |
| Visit time | < 0.001 | ||
| 0800–1659 | 3965 (46.0) | 767 (50.9) | |
| 1700–2359 | 3387 (39.3) | 653 (43.3) | |
| 0000–0759 | 1258 (14.6) | 87 (5.8) | |
| Missing | 0 | 26 | |
| Site | < 0.001 | ||
| A | 2303 (26.7) | 947 (61.8) | |
| B | 1428 (16.6) | 185 (12.1) | |
| C | 309 (3.6) | 32 (2.1) | |
| D | 178 (2.1) | 33 (2.2) | |
| E | 4392 (51.0) | 336 (21.9) | |