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Table 1 Population baseline characteristics

From: Repeated ambulance use is associated with chronic diseases - a population-based historic cohort study of patients’ symptoms and diagnoses

 

All patients

One-time users

Two-time users

Frequent users

Patients, n(%)

52 533

(100%)

44 099

(84%)

5 971

(11%)

2 463

(5%)

Male, n(%)

28 087

(53%)

23 378

(53%)1

3 300

(55%)

1 409

(57%)

Age, median (95% CI)

57

(56–58)

55

(54–56)

63

(62–64)

60

(59–61)

1–1-2 ambulance runs, n(%)

65 932

(100%)

44 099

(67%)

11 942

(18%)

9 891

(15%)

  1. Baseline characteristics of the included patients for each user group
  2. 1Significantly different from repeated users: crude OR (95%CI) 1.10 (1.04–1.16) for two-time users and 1.18 (1.09–1.29) for frequent users
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241