Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics of patients visiting emergency department shock room
From: Retrospective study of the incidence of unstable and shock patients presenting to the emergency room
| Â | Period | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | I | II | |||
Nov 1999-Jul 2000 (N = 277) | Nov 2007-Jul 2008 (N = 140) | ||||
| Â | N | % | N | % | |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 146 | 52.7% | 80 | 57.1% | Â |
Female | 131 | 47.3% | 60 | 42.9% | 0.225 |
| Â | 277 | Â | 140 | Â | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mean ± Std | 69.5 ± 17.1 | 63.8 ± 20.4 |  | ||
Range | 0-95 | 3-97 | 0.003 | ||
| Â | 277 | Â | 140 | Â | Â |
Living place | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Bedouin encampments | 18 | 6.6% | 22 | 16.3% | 0.004 |
City | 235 | 85.8% | 98 | 72.6% | |
Other | 21 | 7.7% | 15 | 11.1% | |
|  | 274 | (mis = 3) | 135 | (mis = 5) | |
Nationality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Jews | 226 | 92.2% | 98 | 79.0% | Â |
Other | 19 | 7.8% | 26 | 21.0% | 0.0004 |
|  | 245 | (mis = 32) | 124 | (mis = 16) |  |