Table 1 Characteristics of patients included in the study period 2013–2022
Catchment area | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corresponding to the four hospitals with emergency departments in the region | ||||||||||
Overall | East | North | South | West | ||||||
678 789 | 167 906 | (24.7) | 173 365 | (25.5) | 154 982 | (22.8) | 182 536 | (27.3) | ||
Sex | ||||||||||
Female, n (%) | 324 106 | (48.5) | 81 184 | (49.1) | 82 996 | (48.7) | 72 112 | (47.3) | 87 814 | (48.8) |
Male, n (%) | 343 682 | (51.5) | 84 044 | (50.9) | 87 300 | (51.3) | 80 247 | (52.7) | 92 091 | (51.2) |
Age group | ||||||||||
0–14 years, n (%) | 30 462 | (4.6) | 9 021 | (5.5) | 7 532 | (4.4) | 5 618 | (3.7) | 8 291 | (4.6) |
15–24 years, n (%) | 51 844 | (7.8) | 12 000 | (7.3) | 14 322 | (8.4) | 10 422 | (6.8) | 15 100 | (8.4) |
25–64 years, n (%) | 257 567 | (38.6) | 62 571 | (37.9) | 64 309 | (37.8) | 58 694 | (38.5) | 71 993 | (40.0) |
≥ 65 years, n (%) | 327 915 | (49.1) | 81 636 | (49.4) | 84 133 | (49.4) | 77 625 | (50.9) | 84 521 | (47.0) |
Charlsons Comorbidity Index | ||||||||||
0 (no comorbidity), n (%) | 287 613 | (47.5) | 73 751 | (49.3) | 77 325 | (50.2) | 61 158 | (44.3) | 75 379 | (46.0) |
1–2 (mild comorbidity), n (%) | 46 527 | (7.7) | 10 786 | (7.2) | 10 849 | (7.0) | 10 229 | (7.4) | 14 663 | (8.9) |
≥ 3 (severe comorbidity), n (%) | 271 717 | (44.8) | 65 110 | (43.5) | 65 960 | (42.8) | 66 791 | (48.3) | 73 856 | (45.1) |
(missing, n) | 11 001 | 2 678 | 3 069 | 2 623 | 2 631 | |||||