Table 2 Characteristics of patients seeking out-of-hours care in the ED or in a PCC

Type of service used by the patient

  ED

3727 (48.3)

  PCC

3994 (51.7)

Sex

<0.001

  Male

3754 (48.6)

2012 (46.4)

1741 (53.6)

  Female

3969 (51.4)

1715 (43.2)

2253 (56.8)

  Missing

0

Age group (years)

<0.001

  <1

362 (4.7)

186 (51.4)

176 (48.6)

  1–4

902 (11.8)

402 (44.6)

500 (55.4)

  5–14

699 (9.1)

402 (57.5)

297 (42.5)

  15–24

1061 (13.8)

642 (60.5)

419 (39.5)

  25–34

1446 (18.9)

773 (53.5)

671 (46.5)

  35–44

964 (12.6)

506 (52.5)

458 (47.5)

  45–54

665 (8.7)

342 (51.4)

323 (48.6)

  55–64

447 (5.8)

201 (45.0)

246 (55.0)

  65–74

396 (5.2)

144 (36.4)

252 (63.6)

  75+

727 (9.5)

129 (17.7)

598 (82.3)

  Missing

54

Having a regular GP

<0.001

  Yes

6522 (84.5)

2845 (43.6)

3675 (56.4)

  No

1198 (15.5)

879 (73.4)

319 (26.6)

  Missing

3

Being hospitalized

<0.001

  Yes

619 (8.0)

578 (93.5)

40 (6.5)

  No

7104 (92)

3149 (44.3)

3954 (55.7)

  Missing

0

Moment of consulting

<0.001

  Day

4807 (62.3)

2107 (43.8)

2700 (56.2)

  Night

2914 (37.7)

1618 (55.6)

1294 (44.4)

  Missing

2

Distance

<0.001

  ED at least 25% closer than PCC

2343 (30.3)

1285 (54.8)

1058 (45.2)

  ED and PCC at the same distance

3803 (49.2)

1740 (45.8)

2063 (54.2)

  ED at least 25% further than PCC

1577 (20.4)

702 (44.6)

873 (51.7)

Level of deprivation of the neighborhood where the patient lives

<0.001

  Not deprived

5034 (65.2)

2183 (43.4)

2850 (56.6)

  Low level of deprivation

1482 (19.2)

822 (55.5)

660 (44.5)

  Moderate level of deprivation

988 (12.8)

561 (56.8)

426 (43.2)

  High level of deprivation

219 (2.8)

161 (73.5)

58 (26.5)

  Missing

0

Total

7723 (100)

3994 (51.7)

3727 (48.3)