Table 1 Characteristics of the patients at the general emergency clinic (n = 1821)
Norwegians | Immigrantsa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | 95 % CI | n | % | 95 % CI | |
Number of patients | 1053 | 57.8 | (55.5–60.0) | 768 | 42.2 | (39.4–43.9) |
Region of origin (immigrantsa) | ||||||
Nordic countries | 131 | 7.2 | (6.1–8.5) | |||
Western Europe, North America, and Oceania | 51 | 2.8 | (2.1–3.7) | |||
Eastern Europe | 121 | 6.6 | (5.6–7.9) | |||
Asia including Turkey | 259 | 14.2 | 12.7–15.9) | |||
Africa | 179 | 9.8 | (8.5–11.3) | |||
Latin America | 27 | 1.5 | (1.0–2.2) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Female | 609 | 58.3 | (55.3–61.3) | 386 | 51.2 | (47.6–54.8) |
Male | 435 | 41.7 | (38.7–44.7) | 368 | 48.8 | (45.3–52.4) |
Mean age, years (min–max) | 29.1 (0–88) | 26.5 (0–82) | ||||
Self-reported RGP status | ||||||
Registered | 1008 | 95.7 | (94.3–96.8) | 578 | 76.6 | (73.4–79.4) |
Not registered | 32 | 3.0 | (2.2–4.3) | 165 | 21.9 | (19.1–24.9) |
Do not know | 13 | 1.2 | (0.7–2.1) | 12 | 1.6 | (0.9–2.8) |
Time of consultation | ||||||
08:00 a.m. – 03:59 p.m. | 443 | 50.1 | (46.8–53.4) | 345 | 51.7 | (47.9–55.5) |
04:00 p.m. – 10:59 p.m. | 346 | 39.1 | (36.0–42.4) | 272 | 40.8 | (37.1–44.6) |
11:00 p.m. – 07:59 a.m. | 95 | 10.7 | (8.9–13.0) | 50 | 7.5 | (5.7–9.8) |