Table 1 Daily emergency room visits for acute upper respiratory tract infections according to several characteristics in Seoul, Korea, 2009 to 2013 (n = 529,527)
Characteristic | Cases, n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 278,777 | 52.7 |
Female | 250,750 | 47.3 |
Age, years | ||
0–5 | 297,364 | 56.2 |
6–18 | 74,337 | 14.0 |
19–64 | 147,451 | 27.8 |
≥ 65 | 10,375 | 2.0 |
Year | ||
2009 | 119,137 | 22.5 |
2010 | 119,104 | 22.5 |
2011 | 92,388 | 17.4 |
2012 | 104,295 | 19.7 |
2013 | 94,603 | 17.9 |
Day of the week | ||
Monday | 65,777 | 12.4 |
Tuesday | 58,966 | 11.1 |
Wednesday | 57,394 | 10.9 |
Thursday | 57,818 | 10.9 |
Friday | 57,770 | 10.9 |
Saturday | 84,552 | 16.0 |
Sunday | 147,250 | 27.8 |
Public holidays | ||
Holiday | 262,001 | 49.5 |
Non-holiday | 267,526 | 50.5 |