Table 1

Referral outcome (urgent and non-urgent) by age and gender

Age	Males								Females
	Urgent				Non-urgent				Urgent				Non-urgent
	Total	Per cent	R	Sig	Total	Per cent	R	Sig	Total	Per cent	R	Sig	Total	Per cent	R	Sig
0–4	27 411	22.1	1.1	NS	102 323	21.9	−1.1	NS	25 386	17.5	2.8	***	99 188	17.2	−2.8	***
5–19	16 458	13.2	4.1	***	59 797	12.8	−4.1	NS	18 202	12.6	0.7	NS	72 027	12.5	−0.7	***
20–29	20 035	16.1	−23.0	***	88 540	19.0	23.0	***	29 143	20.1	−21.0	***	130 698	22.7	21.0	***
30–39	15 248	12.3	−15.2	***	65 061	13.9	15.2	***	20 218	14.0	−12.8	***	88 180	15.3	12.8	***
40–59	21 877	17.6	−0.7	NS	82 589	17.7	0.7	***	25 524	17.6	1.8	NS	100 385	17.4	−1.8	NS
60+	23 261	18.7	34.7	***	68 636	14.7	−34.7	***	26 343	18.2	31.2	***	85 696	14.9	−31.2	***

***p<0.001; **p<0.01; *p<0.05; NS p>0.05.