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Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of patients (N = 1,748) on first alcohol-related attendance at ERs in this study

From: A 6-months assessment of the alcohol-related clinical burden at emergency rooms (ERs) in 11 acute care hospitals of an urban area in Germany

 

Study population N = 1,748

Age groups a

%

≤ 20 years

3.3

21 – 44 years

51.9

45 – 59 years

32.5

60 – 64 years

5.9

≥ 65 years

4.4

Missing

1.9

Gender

 

Male

75.1

Female

23.1

Missing

1.8

Medical specialties associated with ER

 

Internal medicine

46.7

Addiction

25.5

Mixed medical disciplines

15.2

Surgery

6.5

General Psychiatry

5.7

Other

0.4

Mode of discharge

 

Regular

67.1

Own request, against medical advice

11.8

Referral to other hospital

3.0

Missing b

18.1 b

  1. a Age of study sample is grouped according to the official statistics of the City Council Dortmund, for the purpose of group comparison in this analysis.
  2. b 65% of these patients stayed less than 24 h in hospital and 58% of these were not referred to inpatient units.