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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Framework for classifying compliance and medical immediacy among low-acuity presentations at an urban trauma center

 

Sample low acuity

Population low acuity a (%)

Population overall b (%)

 

No.

(%)

Sex

    

 Male

197

(39.2)

(43.6)

(41.7)

 Female

306

(60.8)

(56.4)

(58.3)

Age (year)

    

 20 years or less (to 18)

61

(12.1)

(11.0)

(9.9)

 21 to 30 years

185

(36.8)

(35.0)

(32.2)

 31 to 40 years

98

(19.5)

(18.4)

(17.8)

 41 to 50 years

92

(18.3)

(19.8)

(21.3)

 51 to 60 years

47

(9.3)

(10.6)

(12.7)

 61 or more years

20

(4.0)

(5.2)

(6.1)

Race/ethnicity

    

White/Anglo/Caucasian

108

(21.5)

(24.1)

(26.2)

Black/African American

381

(75.7)

(73.0)

(70.5)

Hispanic/Latin American

6

(1.2)

n/a

n/a

Asian/Pacific Islander

6

(1.2)

n/a

n/a

Indian (India)

2

(0.4)

n/a

n/a

  1. aLow acuity (triaged as 4 and 5) ED population during approximate sampling period estimated by patient characteristics. bOverall (triaged as 1 through 5) ED population during approximate sampling period estimated by patient characteristics. n/a, not applicable.
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1865-1380

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