Table 2

Proportion of direct attendance (DA) with 95% CIs in Tromsø before and after the intervention, and the relative change in DA, in total and by gender, age group, shift, weekday and urgency level

Variables2007–2012 (n=1 33 048)2015–2019 (n=1 18 306)Relative change in DA
% DA (95% CI)% DA (95% CI)%
Total68.7 (68.4 to 68.9)23.4 (23.2 to 23.6)−66
Gender
 Female67.7 (67.3 to 68.0)20.3 (20.0 to 20.7)−71
 Male69.9 (69.5 to 70.2)27.1 (26.7 to 27.5)−61
Age group
 0–4 years61.6 (60.9 to 62.3)12 (11.4 to 12.5)−81
 5–14 years72 (71.1 to 72.8)22.9 (22.0 to 23.7)−68
 15–29 years75.9 (75.5 to 76.3)27.3 (26.9 to 27.8)−64
 30–59 years72.2 (71.7 to 72.6)27.9 (27.5 to 28.4)−61
 60–79 years63.4 (62.7 to 64.2)23.6 (23.0 to 24.3)−63
 80+34.5 (33.4 to 35.6)8.9 (8.3 to 9.6)−74
Shift
 Day shift (08:00–15:29)72.7 (72.2 to 73.1)24.8 (24.4 to 25.2)−66
 Evening shift (15:30–22:59)71.2 (70.9 to 71.6)24.4 (24.1 to 24.8)−66
 Night shift (23:00–07:59)48.3 (47.6 to 49.1)16.5 (16.0 to 17.1)−65
Weekday
 Monday to Friday68.8 (68.5 to 69.1)24.4 (24.1 to 24.7)−65
 Saturday to Sunday68.3 (67.9 to 68.8)21.6 (21.2 to 22.0)−68
Urgency level
 Green70.8 (70.5 to 71.1)24.2 (23.9 to 24.5)−66
 Yellow67.1 (66.6 to 67.6)25.6 (25.1 to 26.1)−61
 Red22.5 (21.0 to 24.0)13.1 (12.4 to 13.9)−43