Table 3 Characteristics of the study sample
Respondents | Non-respondents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | |
Age (years) | 51.4 (21.6) | 304 | 49.3 (24.2) | 291 |
Gender | % | % | ||
Male | 52.3 | 159 | 49.1 | 143 |
Female | 47.7 | 145 | 50.9 | 148 |
Day and time of attendance | ||||
Weekday 8:00am – 5:00pm | 54.6 | 166 | 50.9 | 148 |
Weekend day 8:00am – 5:00pm | 18.1 | 55 | 18.2 | 53 |
Out of hours 5:00pm – 12:00am | 18.8 | 57 | 19.6 | 57 |
Out of hours 12:00 am – 8:00pm | 8.6 | 26 | 11.3 | 33 |
Referral | ||||
Ambulance | 18.4 | 56 | 24.1 | 70 |
General Practitioner | 38.2 | 116 | 27.1 | 79 |
Self-referred | 34.5 | 105 | 35.7 | 104 |
Other | 8.9 | 27 | 13.1 | 38 |
Triage code * | ||||
Red | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Orange | 23.2 | 66 | 16.4 | 43 |
Yellow | 39.1 | 111 | 37.0 | 97 |
Green | 37.7 | 107 | 45.8 | 120 |
Blue | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2 |
Missing | 20 | 27 | ||
Symptoms | ||||
Abdominal pain | 10.6 | 30 | 9.4 | 26 |
Traumatic injuries | 35.9 | 102 | 40.6 | 112 |
Shortness of breath | 8.8 | 25 | 8.0 | 22 |
Collapse | 4.9 | 14 | 2.5 | 7 |
Chest pain | 9.9 | 28 | 9.1 | 25 |
Arrhythmia | 5.6 | 16 | 1.1 | 3 |
Malaise/fever | 6.3 | 18 | 6.9 | 19 |
Stroke | 0.7 | 2 | 2.2 | 6 |
Infection | 2.5 | 7 | 2.2 | 6 |
Intoxication | 1.1 | 2 | 2.2 | 6 |
Other | 13.7 | 39 | 15.9 | 44 |
Missing | 20 | 15 | ||
After A&E | ||||
Admitted to hospital | 34.3 | 101 | N/A | N/A |
Discharged to home | 62.3 | 184 | N/A | N/A |
Other | 3.4 | 10 | N/A | N/A |
Missing | 9 | |||