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Table 1 General characteristics of study participants (patients >12 years)

From: How vital are the vital signs? a multi-center observational study from emergency departments of Pakistan

Characteristics

Sample for current analysis

(n = 259,288)

Patients with triage done

(n = 72,789)

  

N

% [95% CI]

N

% [95% CI]

Sex

Male

153,298

59.1

41,996

57.7

 

Female

99,303

38.3

29,760

40.9

 

Missing

6,687

2.6

1,033

1.4

Age Group

12-14 y

3,136

1.2

818

1.1

 

15-24 y

59,797

23.1

14,883

20.5

 

25-44 y

123,421

47.6

35,458

48.7

 

45-64 y

47,363

18.3

14,333

19.7

 

65+ y

10,684

4.1

3,503

4.8

 

Missing

14,887

5.4

3,794

5.2

Hospital

Public

198,318

76.5 [76.3, 76.6]

42,275

58.1 [57.7, 58.4]

 

Private

60,970

23.5 [23.4, 23.7]

30,514

41.9 [41.6, 42.3]

  1. Note: CI = confidence interval