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Table 2 Comparison between all registered patients and the included study patients

From: Management of chest pain: a prospective study from Norwegian out-of-hours primary care

 

Registered patients, not included (N = 732)

Included study patients (n = 100)

P-value

Age, years (mean)

55

50

0.016

Age categories, distribution

  

0.086

18-35 years

17%

23%

36-50 years

26%

33%

51-65 years

24%

23%

66-80 years

21%

15%

>80 years

12%

6%

Sex (female)

46%

42%

0.494

Level of response, distribution

  

0.451

Red

19%

24%

 

Yellow

68%

66%

 

Green

13%

10%

 
  1. Level of response was set using the Norwegian Index of Medical Emergencies.