Experience of a TelEmergency program in Colombia South America: descriptive observational study between 2019 and 2021

Table 1 Sociodemographic variables of patients attended by the TelEmergency Program

Patient	1,544 (%)
Variables, n	1,544 (%)
Age (years)	54.2 ± 22.8
0–5	29 (2)
6–11	16 (1)
12–18	53 (3)
19–39	351 (23)
40–59	383 (25)
60–79	491 (32)
80–105	221 (14)
Gender
Female	712 (46)
Male	832 (54)
Insurer (Affiliation Regime)
Contributory	1,057 (68)
Subsidized	487 (32)
Departments (States)
Antioquia	595 (39)
Valle del Cauca	204 (13)
Cundinamarca	118 (8)
Cauca	115 (7)
Tolima	78 (5)
Others	434 (28)
Types of municipalities^d
Rural municipalities^a	475 (31)
Intermediate municipalities^b	601 (39)
Cities or agglomerations^c	468 (30)

Unless otherwise indicated, the values express n (%) or mean ± Standard Deviation (SD)
^aRural municipalities have less than 25,000 inhabitants and present intermediate population densities (between 10 inhab/km2 and 100 inhab/km2)
^bIntermediate municipalities have between 25,000 and 100,000 inhabitants in the municipal seat or have a high population density (more than 10 inhabitants/km2)
^cCities or agglomerations are municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants in their municipal seat or close to the previous ones, which allows behavior as agglomerated municipalities
^dThe classification of the type of municipality is taken from: National Planning Department, DNP, in Spanish, (2014). Definition of Rurality Categories (Thematic report for the Mission for the Transformation of the Countryside. Bogotá, D. C.)

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