Characteristics of included appointments (n=6746)
| No fine (n=3413) | Fine (n=3333) | |
| Gender of user | ||
| Female | 1761 (51.60) | 1718 (51.55) |
| Male | 1652 (48.40) | 1615 (48.45) |
| Age of user in years, mean (SD) | 48 (0.36) | 48 (0.37) |
| Kilometres between home and hospital, mean (SD) | 27 (0.41) | 27 (0.45) |
| Day of the week | ||
| Monday | 740 (21.68) | 772 (23.16) |
| Tuesday | 764 (22.38) | 751 (22.53) |
| Wednesday | 493 (14.44) | 458 (13.74) |
| Thursday | 619 (18.14) | 648 (19.44) |
| Friday | 797 (23.35) | 704 (21.12) |
| Days from referral to appointment, mean (SD) | 29 (0.55) | 30 (0.56) |
| Season | ||
| Spring | 130 (3.81) | 113 (3.39) |
| Summer | 1345 (39.41) | 1383 (41.49) |
| Autumn | 1723 (50.48) | 1597 (47.91) |
| Winter | 215 (6.30) | 240 (7.20) |
| Subspecialty | ||
| Hip | 239 (7.00) | 221 (6.63) |
| Hand | 321 (9.41) | 339 (10.17) |
| Knee | 656 (19.22) | 663 (19.89) |
| Back | 291 (8.53) | 286 (8.58) |
| Shoulder/elbow | 744 (21.80) | 762 (22.86) |
| Foot | 428 (12.54) | 389 (11.67) |
| Scapula alata | 16 (0.47) | 12 (0.36) |
| Arm | 6 (0.18) | 6 (0.18) |
| Leg | 11 (0.32) | 7 (0.21) |
| Unspecified | 701 (20.54) | 648 (19.44) |
| Appointment type | ||
| Follow-up | 1428 (41.84) | 1326 (39.78) |
| Treatment | 1768 (51.80) | 1804 (54.13) |
| Diagnostics | 107 (3.14) | 112 (3.36) |
| Surgery | 110 (3.22) | 91 (2.73) |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise stated.
None of the characteristics are significantly different between the groups (p<0.05).