Table 2.
Estimated mean attendance rates for the community unit triage clinic
Control group | Intervention group | Difference | p value* | pinteractionvalue† | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 522 (418–625) | 1429 (1228–1629) | 906 (689–1124) | <0·0001 | NA | |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 586 (463–709) | 1712 (1462–1961) | 1125 (858–1393) | <0·0001 | <0·0001 | |
Male | 455 (362–549) | 1137 (982–1292) | 682 (507–856) | <0·0001 | .. | |
Age group, years | ||||||
<15 | 270 (212–328) | 610 (482–737) | 340 (205–475) | <0·0001 | <0·0001 | |
15–29 | 262 (206–319) | 652 (532–772) | 389 (262–517) | <0·0001 | .. | |
30–44 | 550 (427–673) | 1761 (1498–2024) | 1211 (931–1490) | <0·0001 | .. | |
45–59 | 1459 (1171–1746) | 4423 (3840–5005) | 2964 (2338–3590) | <0·0001 | .. | |
60–74 | 1839 (1348–2330) | 5762 (4662–6862) | 3923 (2763–5083) | <0·0001 | .. | |
≥75 | 2987 (2278–3696) | 7429 (5872–8986) | 4442 (2794–6089) | <0·0001 | .. |
Data are rates per 10 000 (95% CI) unless otherwise stated. NA=not applicable.
From Student's t-tests for differences in attendance rates.
From Student's t-tests of the differences seen in each category. For age, interaction tested between those younger than 45 and 45 and older.22