Table 1 Demographic profile and clinical characteristics of patients (n = 311)
Variables | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
 Male | 167 (53.7) |  | 0.192 |
 Female | 144 (46.3) |  | |
Age (years) | Â | 44.02(18.39) | Â |
 18–25 | 77 (24.8) |  | < 0.001 |
 26–40 | 60 (19.3) |  | |
 41–60 | 113 (36.3) |  | |
 60+ | 61 (19.6) |  | |
Ethnicity | |||
 Malay | 282 (90.7) |  | < 0.001 |
 Chinese | 12 (3.9) |  | |
 Indian | 17 (5.5) |  | |
Time of visit | |||
 Morning session (8 am-12 pm) | 108 (34.7) |  | 0.301 |
 Early afternoon session (12 pm–2 pm) | 91 (29.3) |  | |
 Late afternoon session (2 pm–5 pm) | 112 (36.0) |  | |
Triage | |||
 Red | 84 (27.0) |  | 0.004 |
 Yellow | 131 (42.1) |  | |
 Green | 96 (30.9) |  | |
Having allergic history | |||
 No | 278 (89.4) |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 33 (10.6) |  | |
Concurrent medical problem | |||
 No | 242 (77.8) |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 69 (22.2) |  | |
Concurrent medication | |||
 No | 245 (78.8) |  | < 0.001 |
 Yes | 66 (21.2) |  | |
Medical diagnosis classification** | |||
 Diseases of the circulatory system | 69 (22.1) |  |  |
 Diseases of the respiratory system | 62 (19.9) |  |  |
 Injury, Poison and certain other consequences of external cause | 56 (18.0) |  |  |
 Diseases of the digestive system | 25 (8.0) |  |  |
 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases | 20 (6.4) |  |  |
 Diseases of the skin | 16 (5.2) |  |  |
 Neoplasm | 15 (4.8) |  |  |
 Disease of genitourinary system | 14 (4.5) |  |  |
 Diseases of the blood or blood-formingorgans | 9 (2.9) |  |  |
 External causes of morbidity or mortality | 9 (2.9) |  |  |
 Disease of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue | 6 (1.9) |  |  |
 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases | 4 (1.3) |  |  |
 Diseases of the nervous system | 3 (1.0) |  |  |
 Symptoms, signs and clinical findings not elsewhere classified | 3 (1.0) |  |  |