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Table 2 Some characteristics of ED visitors by the level of emergency

From: Non-emergent care visits in a turkish tertiary care emergency department after 2008 health policy changes: review and analysis

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