Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of admitted cases in all included accident and emergency departments
|  | 01.12.2018–11.03.2019 | 12.03.2019–30.06.2019 | 02.12.2019–11.03.2020 | 12.03.2020–30.06.2020 | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
45,701 (100.0%) | 51,030 (100.0%) | 46,114 (100.0%) | 41,353 (100.0%) | 184,198 (100.0%) | |
Age group | |||||
 0–17 | 1685 (3.7%) | 2554 (5.0%) | 1703 (3.7%) | 1777 (4.3%) | 7719 (4.2%) |
 18–64 | 24,885 (54.5%) | 28,244 (55.3%) | 24,779 (53.7%) | 22,345 (54.0%) | 100,253 (54.4%) |
 over 64 | 19,131 (41.9%) | 20,232 (39.6%) | 19,632 (42.6%) | 17,231 (41.7%) | 76,226 (41.4%) |
Male sex | 22,899 (50.1%) | 26,005 (51.0%) | 23,000 (49.9%) | 20,893 (50.5%) | 92,797 (50.4%) |
Hospital | |||||
 A | 7614 (16.7%) | 8530 (16.7%) | 7384 (16.0%) | 7769 (18.8%) | 31,297 (17.0%) |
 B | 7491 (16.4%) | 8152 (16.0%) | 7784 (16.9%) | 7414 (17.9%) | 30,841 (16.7%) |
 C | 9861 (21.6%) | 10,948 (21.5%) | 10,049 (21.8%) | 8068 (19.5%) | 38,926 (21.1%) |
 D | 7835 (17.1%) | 8744 (17.1%) | 7829 (17.0%) | 6533 (15.8%) | 30,941 (16.8%) |
 E | 8021 (17.6%) | 8797 (17.2%) | 8078 (17.5%) | 7084 (17.1%) | 31,980 (17.4%) |
 F | 4879 (10.7%) | 5859 (11.5%) | 4990 (10.8%) | 4485 (10.8%) | 20,213 (11.0%) |
Outpatient case | 22,375 (49.0%) | 26,233 (51.4%) | 23,122 (50.1%) | 20,403 (49.3%) | 92,133 (50.0%) |