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Table 1 Characteristics of patients who visited the ED during event and no-event weeks (percent)

From: Indirect impact of violent events on emergency department utilization and disease patterns

Ā 

Total patients (%) Nā€‰=ā€‰23,067

Event weeks (%) Nā€‰=ā€‰7874

No-event weeks (%) Nā€‰=ā€‰15, 193

Chi square,

p-value

Gender

ā€ƒMales

50.9

50.1

51.4

X2(1)ā€‰=ā€‰3.14, pā€‰=ā€‰0.076

Age (years)

ā€ƒMean (SD)

33.96ā€‰Ā±ā€‰24.4

33.22ā€‰Ā±ā€‰24.6

33.82ā€‰Ā±ā€‰24.3

tā€‰=ā€‰āˆ’1.1832, pā€‰=ā€‰0.2367

Disposition

ā€ƒAdmitted

15.2

15.8

14.9

X2(3)ā€‰=ā€‰19.38, pā€‰<ā€‰0.001

ā€ƒDischarged home

82.13

81.0

82.7

Ā 

Dead

0.18

0.15

0.2

Ā 

Othersa

2.49

3.05

2.2

Ā 

Severity Index (ESI)

ā€ƒHigh Acuity

4.18

3.49

4.61

Zā€‰=ā€‰-9.69, pā€‰<ā€‰0.001

ā€ƒIntermediate Acuity

71.30

76.64

68.03

ā€ƒLow Acuity

24.52

19.88

27.36

  1. aIncludes discharged against medical advice, incomplete service, transfer to another hospital or private clinic, and not specified