Table 4.

Disposition of Young Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Chest Pain by Sex^*

	Women, % (95% CI)	Men, % (95% CI)	P value
Sample size	n=2319	n=1833
National estimate	n=16 880 659	n=12 849 486
No follow‐up	5.6% (3.8%–8.1%)	7.1% (5.2%–9.7%)	0.223
Return to care	74.7% (70.9%–78.2%)	66.7% (62.9%–70.3%)	<0.001
Transfer to other hospital	1.2% (0.7%–2.0%)	2.3% (1.5%–3.4%)	0.008
Admit	12.4% (10.1%, 15.1%)	17.9% (15.3%–20.8%)	<0.001
Admitted to observation	3.9% (2.8%–5.5%)	5.5% (3.9%–7.9%)	0.026
Admitted to hospital	8.7% (6.7%–11.3%)	13.4% (11.5%–15.7%)	<0.001
Other disposition	3.7% (1.5%–3.8%)	5.5% (1.6%–4.0%)	0.081
Unknown	1.2% (0.7%–1.8%)	0.7% (0.3%–2.0%)	0.35
Left early	3.5% (3.9%–8.1%)	3.9% (4.6%–9.0%)	0.694

^*Percentages are based on national estimates.