Sex-specific differences in age, triage and clinical presentation
| Boys, n=63 042 | Range over hospitals (%) | Girls, n=53 715 | Range over hospitals (%) | |
| Age | ||||
| 0–<1 y | 10 289 (56) | 53–60 | 8009 (44) | 40–47 |
| 1–<12 y | 44 233 (54) | 53–59 | 36 929 (46) | 41–47 |
| ≥12 y | 8520 (49) | 43–54 | 8777 (51) | 46–57 |
| Triage urgency | ||||
| Emergent/very urgent | 7532 (59) | 54–63 | 5232 (47) | 37–46 |
| Urgent | 17 583 (54) | 51–58 | 14 839 (46) | 42–49 |
| Standard/non-urgent | 37 927 (53) | 33 644 (41) | ||
| Clinical presentation | ||||
| Cardiac | 688 (49) | 46–61 | 710 (51) | 39–54 |
| Dermatological | 8179 (56) | 53–61 | 6443 (44) | 39–47 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 5808 (50) | 48–59 | 5754 (50) | 41–52 |
| Gastrointestinal | 9346 (51) | 49–57 | 8871 (49) | 43–51 |
| Neurological or psychiatric | 2437 (52) | 50–55 | 2254 (48) | 45–50 |
| Respiratory | 8218 (59) | 57–64 | 5742 (41) | 36–43 |
| Trauma or musculoskeletal | 11 587 (56) | 54–59 | 9045 (44) | 41–46 |
| General malaise | 12 934 (53) | 52–56 | 11 412 (47) | 44–48 |
| Urological or gynaecological | 1315 (51) | 40–80 | 1268 (49) | 20–60 |
| Other | 2530 (53) | 52–56 | 2216 (47) | 44–49 |
Percentages are row totals.