Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of transported patients
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Total | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Patients | 462,773 | 468,697 | 414,987 | 1,346,457 | < 0.001 |
| Age, median (IQR) | 69.0(38) | 70.0(38) | 71.0(35) | < 0.001 | |
| Sex (male), % | 234,542 (50.7) | 236,661 (50.5) | 210,334 (50.7) | 681,537 (50.6) | 0.111 |
| Age, median (IQR) | 67.0 (38) | 67.0 (38) | 69.0 (34) | < 0.001 | |
| Children, % | 35,314 (7.6) | 37,547 (8.0) | 24,697 (6.0) | 97,558 (7.3) | < 0.001 |
| Age, median (IQR) | 3.0 (7) | 3.0 (7) | 4.0 (7) | < 0.001 | |
| Adult, % | 166,402 (36.0) | 164,722 (35.1) | 143,740 (34.6) | 474,864 (35.3) | < 0.001 |
| Age, median (IQR) | 43.0 (26) | 44.0 (26) | 45.0 (26) | < 0.001 | |
| Elderly patients, % | 261,057 (56.4) | 266,428 (56.8) | 246,550 (59.4) | 774,035 (57.5) | < 0.001 |
| Age, median (IQR) | 80.0 (12) | 80.0 (12) | 80.0 (12) | < 0.001 | |
| Children age category | < 0.001 | ||||
| Infant, % | 3,661 (9.9) | 3,790 (9.6) | 2,641 (10.2) | 10,092 (9.9) | |
| Toddler, % | 17,964 (48.5) | 19,803 (50.0) | 11,873 (46.0) | 49,640 (48.4) | |
| Childhood, % | 8,508 (23.0) | 8,879 (22.4) | 6,146 (23.8) | 23,533 (23.0) | |
| Adolescent, % | 6,931 (18.7) | 7,118 (18.0) | 5,159 (20.0) | 19,208 (18.7) | |
| Reason for transportation (Children) | |||||
| Infectious and parasitic diseases, % | 2,009 (5.8) | 2,602 (7.0) | 1,065 (4.4) | 5,676 (5.9) | < 0.001 |
| Neoplasms, % | 59 (0.2) | 56 (0.2) | 57 (0.2) | 172 (0.2) | 0.052 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases, % | 253 (0.7) | 251 (0.7) | 167 (0.7) | 671 (0.7) | 0.713 |
| Mental and behavioral disorders, % | 430 (1.3) | 389 (1.1) | 267 (1.1) | 1,086 (1.1) | 0.056 |
| Diseases of the nervous system, % | 912 (2.7) | 1,018 (2.7) | 892 (3.7) | 2,822 (2.9) | < 0.001 |
| Diseases of the eye and the ear, % | 152 (0.4) | 164 (0.4) | 87 (0.4) | 403 (0.4) | 0.224 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system, % | 200 (0.6) | 238 (0.6) | 190 (0.7) | 662 (0.6) | 0.199 |
| Diseases of the respiratory system, % | 4,224 (12.3) | 4,798 (12.9) | 2,252 (9.3) | 11,274 (11.8) | < 0.001 |
| Diseases of the digestive system, % | 858 (2.5) | 921 (2.5) | 712 (2.9) | 2,491 (2.6) | 0.001 |
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, % | 349 (1.0) | 380 (1.0) | 229 (0.9) | 958 (1.0) | 0.57 |
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, % | 404 (1.2) | 458 (1.2) | 350 (1.4) | 1,212 (1.3) | 0.011 |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system, % | 130 (0.4) | 134 (0.4) | 145 (0.6) | 409 (0.4) | < 0.001 |
| Congenital diseases, % | 23 (0.1) | 32 (0.1) | 23 (0.1) | 78 (0.1) | 0.441 |
| Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, % | 9,925(28.8) | 11,171 (30.1) | 6,276 (25.8) | 27,372 (28.5) | < 0.001 |
| Injury and poisoning, % | 14,542 (42.2) | 14,536 (39.2) | 11,676 (47.9) | 40,754 (42.5) | < 0.001 |
Children, 0–14 years; Adults, 15–64 years; Elderly patients, ≥ 65 years
Infant, 0 years; Toddler, 1–4 years; Childhood, 5–9 years; Adolescent, 10–14 years
Determined by the χ2 test for categorical variables and Kruskal–Wallis test for continuous variables
Abbreviation: IQR interquartile range