Table 2.

Some characteristics of ED visitors by the level of emergency

Characteristics	Non-emergen n (%)	Emergent n (%)	Total	p
Gender
Male  Female	4110 (47.7) 4515 (52.3)	36522 (46.3) 42381 (53.7)	40632 46896	0.015
Nationality
Turkish  Foreign	8516 (98.7) 109 (1.3)	78032 ((98.9) 871 (1.1)	86548 980	0.18
Age groups (year)
18-44  45-64  >65	6352 (73.6) 1655 (19.2) 618 (7.2)	46586 (59.0) 19342 (24.5) 12975 (16.5)	52938 20997 13593	<0.001
Mode of arrival
Ambulance  Non-ambulance	40 (0.5) 8585 (99.5)	3848 (4.9) 75055 (95.1)	3888 83640	<0.001
Visit day
Weekdays  Weekends	6250 (72.5) 2375 (27.5)	57341 (72.7) 21562 (27.3)	63591 23937	0.690
Visit hours on weekdays
Working hours  Out-of-hours	3145 (50.3) 3105 (49.7)	27379 (47.7) 29962 (52.3)	30524 33067	<0.001
Total	8625 (100.0)	78903 (100.0)	87528