Table 1 Summary of the demographic characteristics of the patients in the Emergency Department from the different data sources used in the study [historical records (N = 17,288) and survey (N = 310)]

Age (years)

< 0.001*

 Mean ± standard deviation

36.5 ± 17.9

37.3 ± 12.01

36.7 ± 11.1

34.9 ± 10.9

 Median

30

35

33

32

Time of consultation, n (%)

0.069

 Morning (AM)

1,821 (31.7)

4,409 (38.2)

84 (54.2)

56 (36.1)

 Afternoon/ Evening (PM)

3,921 (68.3)

7,137 (61.8)

71 (45.8)

99 (63.9)

Sex, n (%)

0.245

 Male

2,756 (48.0)

4,440 (38.5)

61 (39.4)

63 (40)

 Female

2,972 (51.8)

7,079 (61.3)

94 (60.6)

92 (60)

 Others/ Unknown

14 (0.2)

27 (0.2)

0

0

Mode of Payment, n (%)

0.292

 Out-of-pocket

1,462 (25.5)

2,257 (19.5)

12 (7.7)

16 (10.3)

 Health Maintenance Organization

3,910 (68.1)

8,558 (74.1)

137 (88.4)

131 (84.5)

 Credit/ Hospital Benefit

370 (6.4)

731 (6.3)

6 (3.9)

8 (5.2)

Top Presenting Condition, n (%)

0.072

 Infectious Diseases

841 (14.6)

2,286 (19.8)

51 (32.9)

66 (42.6)

 Cardiovascular Diseases

177 (3.1)

1,044 (9.0)

27 (17.4)

14 (9.0)

 Digestive Diseases

594 (10.3)

1,137 (9.8)

19 (12.3)

32 (20.6)

Primary Healthcare Source, n (%)

No data

No data

None

 None

98 (63.2)

130 (83.9)

 General Practitioner

26 (16.8)

13 (8.4)

 Family Medicine

15 (9.7)

6 (3.9)

 Specialist

16 (10.3)

6 (3.9)

Referral to Consult to ED, n (%)

No data

No data

None

 Self

100 (64.5)

108 (69.7)

 Family

21 (13.5)

28 (18.1)

 Family Physician

4 (2.6)

1 (0.6)

 Clinic Physician

30 (19.4)

18 (11.6)