Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the studied sample.

Variables	Assessment tool		p value
	SATS (n = 230)	Traditional (n = 115)
Age (years), mean ± SD	46.75 ± 21.59	43.04 ± 21.19	0.15a
Gender, n (%)
Male	152 (66.1)	65 (56.5)	0.08b
Female	78 (33.9)	550 (43.5)
Marital status, n (%)
Single	83 (39.5)	34 (33.7)	0.32b
Married	127 (60.5)	67 (66.3)

^ap values are based on Mann Whitney U test. Statistical significance at p < 0.05.

^bp values are based on Chi-square test. Statistical significance at p < 0.05.

SATS: South African triage score.