Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
Parameters | Total (N = 740) | Final diagnosis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OBGY diseases (N = 65) | Menstrual pain (N = 51) | Digestive diseases (N = 489) | Urological diseases (N = 31) | Others (N = 104) | ||
Age, median, (IQR) | 30 (23.0–39.0) | 30 (22.0–40.5) | 24 (20.0–32.0) | 30 (23.0–39.0) | 33 (24.0–41.0) | 31 (23.0–39.75) |
< 20 years, n, (%) | 76 (10.3%) | 3 (4.6%) | 6 (11.8%) | 56 (11.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 11 (10.6%) |
20–29 | 278 (37.6%) | 25 (38.5) | 28 (54.9%) | 176 (36.0%) | 12 (38.7%) | 37 (35.6%) |
30–39 | 205 (27.7%) | 19 (29.2%) | 9 (17.6%) | 136 (27.8%) | 11 (35.5%) | 30 (28.8%) |
> 40 | 181 (24.5%) | 18 (27.7%) | 8 (15.7%) | 121 (24.7%) | 8 (25.8%) | 26 (25.0%) |
How to visit | ||||||
Walk in, n, (%) | 591 (79.9%) | 47 (72.3%) | 16 (31.4%) | 412 (84.3%) | 26 (83.9%) | 14 (13.5%) |
Ambulance | 149 (20.1%) | 18 (27.7%) | 35 (68.6%) | 77 (15.7%) | 5 (16.1%) | 90 (86.5%) |
Past medical history of OBGY diseases | ||||||
Yes, n, (%) | 153 (20.7%) | 32 (49.2%) | 14 (27.5%) | 84 (17.2%) | 4 (12.9%) | 19 (18.3%) |
No | 587 (79.3%) | 33 (50.8%) | 37 (72.5%) | 405 (82.8%) | 27 (87.1%) | 85 (81.7%) |
Other symptoms | ||||||
Digestive symptoms, n, (%) | 292 (39.5%) | 7 (10.8%) | 5 (9.8%) | 250 (51.1%) | 8 (25.8%) | 22 (21.2%) |
Fever | 32 (4.3%) | 2 (3.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 26 (5.3%) | 1 (3.2%) | 3 (2.9%) |
Nothing | 386 (52.2%) | 56 (86.2%) | 45 (88.2%) | 203 (41.5%) | 13 (41.9%) | 68 (65.4%) |
Other | 30 (4.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.0%) | 10 (2.0%) | 9 (29.0%) | 11 (10.6%) |
Atypical genital bleeding, n, (%) | 2 (0.3%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.0%) |
Peritoneal irritation signs, n, (%) | 119 (16.1%) | 30 (46.2%) | 2 (3.9%) | 79 (16.2%) | 2 (6.5%) | 6 (5.8%) |
Admission, n, (%) | 81 (10.9%) | 22 (33.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 56 (11.5%) | 1 (3.2%) | 2 (1.9%) |
Emergency operation, n, (%) | 38 (5.1%) | 14 (21.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 24 (4.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |