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Table 1 Characteristics of patients at the Infectious Diseases Department

From: Impact on and use of an inner-city London Infectious Diseases Department by international migrants: a questionnaire survey

Characteristics

Overall

UK born

Overseas born

Total n (%)

111 (100%)

58 (100%)

53 (100%)

Average age (years, SD)

59.3 (SD 21.3)

62.8 (SD 21.7)

54.9 (SD 20.9)

Sex (Male n [%])

61 (54.9%)

28 (48.2%)

33 (62.3%)

English as a first language

77 (69.4%)

57 (98.3%)

20 (37.7%)

Permanent registration with a GP

99 (89.2%)

56 (96.6%)

43 (81.1%)

Prior contact with a GP about current illness

28 (25.2%)

16 (27.6%)

12 (22.6%)

Referral via GP to hospital

24 (21.6%)

12 (20.7%)

12 (23.1%)

Admission through A&E

71 (63.9%)

39 (67.2%)

32 (60.4%)

Duration of hospitalisation >14 days

60 (54.1%)

30 (51.7%)

30 (56.6%)

Diagnosis of a primary infection

47 (42.3%)

16 (27.6%)

31 (58.5%)

Time in the UK

≤5 years

11 (9.9%)

NA

11 (20.7%)

6–10 years

3 (2.70%)

NA

3 (5.7%)

>10 years

39 (35.1%)

NA

39 (73.6%)

  1. NA = Not applicable. SD = Standard deviation