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Table 1 Patient characteristics and ambulance utilization, n (%) if not otherwise stated

From: Characteristics of non-conveyed patients in emergency medical services (EMS): a one-year prospective descriptive and comparative study in a region of Sweden

 

Non-conveyed patients, n = 2691

Malea, n = 1344

Femalea, n = 1317

Age, Median (Q1-Q3)

51 (25–73)

50 (25–72)

53 (26–77)

Age groups

 0–10 years

271 (10)

156 (12)

107 (8)

 11–17 years

115 (4)

52 (4)

57 (4)

 18–30 years

471 (18)

236 (18)

223 (17)

 31–45 years

329 (12)

160 (12)

168 (13)

 46–64 years

492 (18)

261 (19)

228 (17)

 65–80 years

575 (21)

302 (22)

273 (21)

  > 80 years

438 (16)

177 (13)

261 (20)

Day of week

 Monday

390 (15)

202 (15)

185 (14)

 Tuesday

387 (14)

190 (14)

195 (15)

 Wednesday

350 (13)

164 (12)

181 (14)

 Thursday

351 (13)

173 (13)

174 (13)

 Friday

375 (14)

191 (14)

180 (14)

 Saturday

450 (17)

230 (17)

216 (16)

 Sunday

388 (14)

194 (14)

186 (14)

Time of dayb

 00:00–07:59

585 (22)

294 (22)

287 (22)

 08:00–15:59

913 (34)

439 (33)

466 (35)

 16:00–23:59

1167 (43)

594 (44)

555 (42)

  1. P-value < 0.05 between non-conveyed male and female patients.
  2. For > 5 groups, the Bonferroni correction was used, p < 0.007.
  3. Mann-Whitneys U-test: Age. Proportion test: Sex.
  4. Chi-squared test: Age groups, Day of week and Time of day.
  5. aSex missing 30 values, bTime of day missing 26 values