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Table 1 Population baseline characteristics stratified by OOH service (N = 6826) (n, (%))

From: Contacting out-of-hours primary care or emergency medical services for time-critical conditions - impact on patient outcomes

 

OOH-PC

EMS

OOH-PC & EMS

Number

3401

2903

522

Age, mean, (95% CI)

70.2 (69.7–70.8)

70.8.1 (70.3–71.3)

71.6 (70.3–72.8)

Female gender

1464 (43.1)

1220 (42.0)

210 (40.2)

Employment status

 Employed

743 (21.9)

579 (19.9)

91 (17.4)

 Unemployed (retired, on benefits, under education etc.)

2658 (78.2)

2324 (80.1)

431 (82.6)

Ethnicity

 Danish

3110 (91.4)

2642 (91.0)

488 (93.5)

 Western countries

101 (3.0)

91 (3.1)

14 (2.7)

 Non-western countries

190 (5.6)

170 (5.9)

20 (3.8)

Education lengtha

 <=10 years

1404 (41.3)

1180 (40.6)

237 (45.4)

 >10- ≤ 15 years

1380 (40.6)

1250 (43.1)

214 (41.0)

 >15 years

617 (18.1)

473 (16.3)

71 (13.6)

Income level (quantiles)

 1 (low)

727 (21.4)

739 (25.5)

127 (24.3)

 2

922 (27.1)

815 (28.1)

156 (29.9)

 3

849 (25.0)

693 (23.9)

148 (28.4)

 4 (high)

903 (26.6)

656 (22.6)

91 (17.4)

Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)

 CCI 0

1824 (53.6)

1624 (55.9)

282 (54.0)

 CCI 1–2

1121 (33.0)

916 (31.6)

178 (34.1)

 CCI > =3

456 (13.4)

363 (12.5)

62 (11.9)

  1. a < =10 years (primary school), > 10–15 years (vocational educations, gymnasium, short-cycle higher education), > 15 years (medium-cycle higher education, long-cycle higher education, university)