Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants
From: Ophthalmic emergency-room visits during the Covid-19 pandemic – a comparative study
Variable | March–April 2019 | March–April 2020 | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of eyes | 834 | 477 | |
Age, years mean (SD) | 48.8 (21.36) | 48.1 (20.1) | p = 0.54 |
Male n (%)a | 467 (56%) | 289 (60.58%) | p = 0.1 |
Ethnicity n (%) | p = 0.96 | ||
Jewish | 694 (83.2%) | 397 (83.2%) | |
Arab | 130 (15.5%) | 75 (15.7%) | |
Otherb | 10 (1.1%) | 5 (1%) | |
Distance from hospital, Km | |||
Mean (SD) | 14.8 (16.7) | 19.2 (26.3) | P = 0.005 |
Median (IQR) | 11.9 (17.3) | 13.5 (16.9) | |