Sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted to emergency department (ED) ward or to medical wards
| ED ward | Medical wards | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 556) | (n = 163) | (n = 719) | ||||
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| ED ward compared with medical ward: sex, χ2 = 1.5; df = 1; p = 0.21; age, t = 7.7; df = 717; p = <0.001; marital status, χ2 = 25.4; df = 3; p<0.001; family status, χ2 = 5.8; df = 1; p = 0.01; education, χ2 = 25.5; df = 3; p<0.001; occupation, χ2 = 35.5; df = 4; p<0.001. | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 297 | 53.4 | 78 | 47.9 | 375 | 52.2 |
| Male | 259 | 46.6 | 85 | 52.1 | 344 | 47.8 |
| Age | ||||||
| Mean (SD) | 39.7 (13.7) | 49.1 (12.8) | 41.8 (14.1) | |||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 198 | 35.6 | 28 | 17.7 | 226 | 31.7 |
| Married | 313 | 56.3 | 104 | 65.8 | 417 | 58.4 |
| Separated/divorced | 33 | 5.9 | 15 | 9.5 | 48 | 6.7 |
| Widowed | 12 | 2.2 | 11 | 7.0 | 23 | 3.2 |
| Family status | ||||||
| Living alone | 55 | 9.9 | 26 | 16.9 | 81 | 11.4 |
| Living with someone | 501 | 90.1 | 128 | 83.1 | 629 | 88.6 |
| Education | ||||||
| Primary school | 107 | 19.2 | 48 | 30.2 | 155 | 21.7 |
| Secondary school | 168 | 30.2 | 65 | 40.9 | 233 | 32.6 |
| College graduated | 240 | 43.2 | 35 | 22.0 | 275 | 38.5 |
| University graduated | 41 | 7.1 | 11 | 6.9 | 52 | 7.3 |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Unemployed | 14 | 2.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 18 | 2.5 |
| Student | 40 | 7.2 | 7 | 4.4 | 47 | 6.6 |
| Housewife | 64 | 11.5 | 23 | 14.1 | 87 | 12.2 |
| Employed | 383 | 68.9 | 82 | 50.3 | 465 | 65.0 |
| Retired | 55 | 9.9 | 43 | 27.0 | 98 | 13.7 |