Table 3:
The distribution of the number of cases by gender and quarterly periods of the years
| Years | Gender | First Quarter n (%) | Second Quarter n (%) | Third Quarter n (%) | Fourth Quarter n (%) | Total n (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Female | 33 (13.3) | 18 (7.2) | 30 (12.0) | 41 (16.5) | 122 (49.0) | 0.987 |
| Male | 36 (14.5) | 20 (8.0) | 30 (12.0) | 41 (16.5) | 127 (51.0) | ||
| Subtotal | 69 (27.7) | 38 (15.3) | 60 (24.1) | 82 (32.9) | 249 (100.0) | ||
| 2018 | Female | 17 (6.3) | 19 (7.1) | 20 (7.5) | 44 (16.4) | 100 (37.3) | 0.094 |
| Male | 47 (17.5) | 38 (14.2) | 30 (11.2) | 53 (19.8) | 168 (62.7) | ||
| Subtotal | 64 (23.9) | 57 (21.3) | 50 (18.7) | 97 (36.2) | 268 (100.0) | ||
| 2019 | Female | 56 (8.0) | 57 (8.1) | 70 (10.0) | 134 (19.1) | 317 (45.2) | 0.679 |
| Male | 81 (11.5) | 62 (8.8) | 80 (11.4) | 162 (23.1) | 385 (54.8) | ||
| Subtotal | 137 (19.5) | 119 (17.0) | 150 (21.4) | 296 (42.2) | 702 (100.0) | ||
| 2020 | Female | 150 (24.2) | 122 (19.7) | - | - | 272 (43.9) | 0.504* |
| Male | 182 (29.4) | 165 (26.7) | - | - | 347 (56.1) | ||
| Subtotal | 332 (53.6) | 287 (46.4) | - | - | 619 (100.0) |
*
Comparison of the first and second quarters