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Table 1 Overview of patient characteristics of the study base and responders.

From: Follow-up care by patient's own general practitioner after contact with out-of-hours care. A descriptive study

 

Study base* (n = 28,535)

Responders (n = 1160)

 

n (%)

n (%)

Gender

  

Male

13,234 (46.4%)

484 (45.5%)

Female

15,288 (53.6%)

579 (54.5%)

Total

28,522 (100%)

1063 (100%)

missing

13 (0.05%)

97 (8.4%)

Age #

  

0–20

7469 (30.0%)

282 (25.1%)

21–40

6548 (26.3%)

203 (18.1%)

40–60

5203 (20.9%)

242 (21.5%)

>60

5677 (22.8%)

396 (35.3%)

Total

24,897 (100%)

1123 (100%)

missing

15 (0.06%)

37 (3.2%)

Insurance

  

Public

21,875 (78.1%)

865 (76.2%)

Private

6,960 (21.9%)

270 (23.8%)

Total

27,625 (100%)

1135 (100%)

missing

910 (3.2%)

25 (2.2%)

  1. * Based on patient contacts during a four-week period (May – June) in 2002
  2. # Based on 24,897 contacts, excluding one region (WM).