Table 1 Descriptive statistics for Patients in the Study
Variable | Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Agegroup | 0–4 | 188827 | 17.7 |
5–9 | 41760 | 3.9 | |
10–14 | 36173 | 3.4 | |
15–19 | 57212 | 5.4 | |
20–24 | 69732 | 6.6 | |
25–29 | 81310 | 7.7 | |
30–34 | 82977 | 7.8 | |
35–39 | 73647 | 6.9 | |
40–44 | 64366 | 6.1 | |
45–49 | 62323 | 5.9 | |
50–54 | 55034 | 5.2 | |
55–59 | 46438 | 4.4 | |
60–64 | 42300 | 4.0 | |
65–69 | 42244 | 4.0 | |
70–74 | 40292 | 3.8 | |
75+ | 76987 | 7.3 | |
Sex | Male | 484935 | 45.7 |
Female | 576166 | 54.3 | |
No. of comorbidities | 0 | 763993 | 72.0 |
1–2 | 244053 | 23.0 | |
3–4 | 31833 | 3.0 | |
5+ | 21222 | 2.0 | |
SEIFA category | 1 – Extreme disadvantage | 211371 | 19.9 |
2 – disadvantage | 243432 | 22.9 | |
3 – average | 225003 | 21.2 | |
4 – advantaged | 184621 | 17.4 | |
5 – extreme advantage | 196674 | 18.5 | |
ARIA category | 1 – Remote | 80318 | 7.6 |
2 – Accessible | 139986 | 13.2 | |
3 – Highly accessible | 840797 | 79.2 | |
Aborginality | Yes | 40748 | 3.8 |
No | 1020353 | 96.2 | |
Possession of health insurance | Yes | 348396 | 32.8 |
No | 712705 | 67.2 | |
Total persons | 1061101 |