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Table 1 Description of patient visits

From: Out of hours care in Germany - High utilization by adult patients with minor ailments?

Characteristic

Values

Visits and referrals to hospital per gender

Age Group (Years)

Visits (n, %)

Ref. to Hospital (%)

female

93,187 (56.9%)

5.2%

male

70,524 (43.1%)

8.7%

Visits and referrals to hospital per age group

Age Group (Years)

Visits (n, %)

Ref. to Hospital (%)

18–29

31,054 (19.0%)

5.2%

30–39

22,577 (13.8%)

5.3%

40–49

27,422 (16.8%)

5.5%

50–59

24,830 (15.2%)

8.2%

60–69

18,842 (11.5%)

8.5%

70–79

22,976 (14.0%)

9.8%

80–89

13,395 (8.2%)

9.7%

≥90

2,615 (1.6%)

9.7%

Visits and referrals to hospital per day of week

Day of Week

Visits (n, %)

Ref. to Hospital (%)

Monday

18,030 (11.0%)

6.6%

Tuesday

14,031 (8.6%)

6.5%

Wednesday

15,916 (9.7%)

7.3%

Thursday

13,914 (8.5%)

6.2%

Friday

18,781 (11.5%)

5.8%

Saturday

44,514 (27.2%)

9.3%

Sunday

38,525 (23.5%)

10.0%