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. 2020 Feb 18;20:59. doi: 10.1186/s12906-020-2851-7

Table 2.

Characteristics of patients as reported by participants (n = 851)

Sociodemographic characteristics n (%)
Patient Sex (n = 851)
Female 618 (72.6)
Male 233 (27.4)
Patient Age (n = 835)
Up to 5 years 21 (2.5)
6–12 years 21 (2.5)
13–17 years 10 (1.2)
18–25 years 56 (6.7)
26–35 years 129 (15.5)
36–45 years 169 (20.2)
46–55 years 163 (19.5)
56–65 years 161 (19.3)
66–75 years 68 (8.1)
76–85 years 28 (3.4)
86 years and over 9 (1.1)
Visit type (n = 852)
First visit 281 (33.0)
Follow up visit 571 (67.0)
Nature of the presenting complaint (n = 844)
Acute 165 (19.6)
Chronic 633 (75.0)
Unsure 46 (5.5)