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Table 1 Patient characteristics by evaluation period

From: Walk-ins seeking treatment at an emergency department or general practitioner out-of-hours service: a cross-sectional comparison

 

Emergency Department

General Practitioner-Cooperative

 

Summer 2007

(n = 570)

Summer 2009

(n = 563)

GPs

Winter 2009

(N = 445)

GPs

Summer 2009

(N = 239)

Night doctors

Summer 2009

(n = 84)

Age (years)

44.4 (42.6-46.1)

43.2 (41.4-44.9)

58.8 (56.3-61.2)

59.6 (55.8-63.4)

58.1 (52.4-63.8)

Male (%)

52.5

53.8

35.0

- °

43.9

Walk-in time (%)

     

   7-19

65.6

61.6

69.5

74.2

NA #

   19-22

17.7

13.9

20.2

19.1

NA #

   22-7

16.7

24.5 *

27.0

13.0

100.0

Mode of contact (%)

     

Practice cons.

NA

NA

26.8

22.7

NA #

Home visit

NA

NA

59.5

63.1

95.9

Telephone

NA

NA

13.7

14.1

4.1

  1. * p < 0.01 Versus ED summer 2007 (22-7)
  2. ° In the GP-C in summer 2009 no data were collected on gender
  3. # Not Applicable: night doctors only consult from 22.00 p.m. -7 a.m. and do not offer practice consultations