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Table 1 Characteristics and number of referrals per medical specialty (to PC+ or outpatient care)

From: Substitution of outpatient care with primary care: a feasibility study on the experiences among general practitioners, medical specialists and patients

 

PC+

Outpatient care

Overall

P-Value

(N = 429)

(N = 896)

(N = 1325)

Age in years (mean ± SD)

54.7 ± 17.0

53.8 ± 16.8

54.1 ± 16.9

0.333

Gender

    

 Male % (N)

41.5 (178)

38.6 (346)

39.5 (524)

0.316

 Female % (N)

58.5 (251)

61.4 (550)

60.5 (801)

 

Medical specialty

    

 Internal medicine % (N)

23.8 (102)

16.9 (151)

19.1 (253)

 

 Neurology % (N)

19.8 (85)

21.8 (195)

21.1 (280)

 

 Orthopaedics % (N)

26.8 (115)

31.6 (283)

30.0 (398)

 

 Dermatology % (N)

29.6 (127)

29.8 (267)

29.8 (394)