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Table 2 Characteristics of patient-calls subgrouped by MPDS Protocol 36 COVID-19 status and virology test status

From: Epidemiology of emergency ambulance service calls related to COVID-19 in Scotland: a national record linkage study

Subgroup

N patient/calls

Median age (years) (IQR)

% Female

Median NEWS* (IQR)

% with 2+ 

co-morbidities

30 day mortality rate

Conveyed %

Missing data rates (% rounded)

N/A

N/A

N/A

12.5

N/A

N/A

N/A

Protocol 36 COVID-19 negative/no test evidence

142,985

60 (35)

51

1 (3)

57

6.4

63

Protocol 36 COVID-19 negative/tested negative

61,013

75 (22)

52

2 (4)

68

8.6

88

Protocol 36 COVID-19 positive/no test evidence

4,737

62 (31)

52

1 (3)

55

4.4

48

Protocol 36 COVID-19 positive/tested positive

438

70.5 (23)

43

6 (6)

58

28.8

80

Protocol 36 COVID-19 negative/tested positive

2779

75 (24)

48

5 (6)

66

29.0

83

Protocol 36 COVID-19 positive/tested negative

2,130

72 (24)

49

3 (6)

66

8.7

82

  1. *National Early Warning Score