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Table 2 Patient characteristics and age in categories (%)

From: Diagnostic scope in out-of-hours primary care services in eight European countries: an observational study

 

Countries

 

Belgium

(N = 1368)

Denmark

(N = 974)

Germany

(N = 1076)

Netherlands

(N = 2048)

Norway

(N = 3000)

Slovenia°

(N = 2637)

Spain

(N = 1402)

Switzerland*

(N = 649)

Gender (male; %)

44.3

48.3

33.7

47.5

46.7

46.9

43.3

36.5

Age (mean; year)

36.2

34.1

42.5

35.2

35.4

51.2*

n.a.

58.9

Age in categories (years)

        

0-4

15.0

19.6

9.1

13.4

15.9

5.6

4.7

0

5-11

9.4

8.1

9.9

10.2

9.7

5.4

7.6

0.5

12-17

4.6

5.6

6.9

7.0

5.3

2.8

5.6

1.4

18-24

8.2

11.4

8.6

9.9

10.1

7.9

12.3

5.1

25-34

15.1

11.6

7.1

13.2

12.3

14.6

21.5

13.5

35-44

12.4

9.3

10.5

13.0

12.3

13.6

17.1

14.2

45-54

10.4

8.8

12.8

9.1

7.9

15.2

9.2

10.3

55-64

7.1

8.4

7.7

8.1

9.4

13.3

8.3

9.0

65-74

5.4

5.9

10.6

6.4

5.6

10.6

7.3

10.0

75 and more

12.4

11.2

16.8

9.8

11.5

11.0

6.3

36.1

  1. * Missings: Switzerland: gender 40.1% and age 8.8% (data collection error); °Slovenia: age missing for two 2 settings (74.1%); Spain no information on age.