Table 1.
Proportion of difficulty in hospital acceptance among patients in Osaka City, Japan, transported by ambulance for acute disease or traffic accidents for each month of the study (January–April 2019 and 2020)
| Causes | Month | n/N | (%) | OR (95% CI) | P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute disease | 1 | 349/12,661 | (2.8) | Ref. | ||
| 2 | 285/10,448 | (2.7) | 0.99 (0.84–1.16) | 0.894 | ||
| 3 | 297/9,824 | (3.0) | 1.10 (0.94–1.29) | 0.235 | ||
| 4 | 235/4,048 | (5.8) | 2.17 (1.84–2.58) | <0.001 | ||
| Traffic accidents | 1 | 32/920 | (3.5) | Ref. | ||
| 2 | 35/886 | (4.0) | 1.14 (0.7–1.86) | 0.596 | ||
| 3 | 33/962 | (3.4) | 0.99 (0.6–1.62) | 0.955 | ||
| 4 | 6/328 | (1.8) | 0.52 (0.21–1.25) | 0.142 | ||
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; Ref., reference.