Table 1.
Population and emergency department (ED) visits from July 2015 to March 2020.
| Visit characteristics | During respiratory infection outbreak period | Outside a respiratory outbreak period | All periods | |
| Total ED visits: CHUa Grenoble | ||||
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Number of visits | 96,870 | 159,999 | 256,869 |
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Mean age (years) | 51.54 | 50.95 | 51.18 |
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Men, n (%) | 51,922 (53.60) | 87,055 (54.41) | 138,992 (54.11) |
| Total ED visits: CHU Saint Etienne | ||||
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Number of visits | 106,866 | 139,544 | 247,410 |
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Mean age (years) | 47.87 | 47.29 | 47.55 |
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Men, n (%) | 57,088 (53.42) | 75,284 (53.95) | 132,909 (53.72) |
| ED visits with cardiorespiratory diagnoses: CHU Grenoble | ||||
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Number of visits | 6213 | 6148 | 12,361 |
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Mean age (years) | 73.35 | 75.86 | 74.9 |
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Men, n (%) | 3284 (52.86) | 3460 (56.28) | 6744 (54.56) |
| ED visits with cardiorespiratory diagnoses: CHU Saint Etienne | ||||
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Number of visits | 6507 | 6030 | 12,537 |
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Mean age (years) | 74.34 | 74.64 | 74.5 |
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Men, n (%) | 4837 (52.25) | 3338 (55.36) | 6785 (54.12) |
aCHU: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire.