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Table 1 Demographical characteristics of the OHCA patients in Israel and geographical and temporal features of events, Israel 2016–2017

From: Extreme temperature and out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest. Nationwide study in a hot climate country

 

N = 12,401 patients

Age, years

 Mean ± SD (n)

75.5 ± 16.2 (12,401)

 Median

79.1

 Min; Max

18.1; 112.3

Age grouped, % (n/N)

 18–45

5.4 (674/12401)

 45–65

17.7 (2190/12401)

 65–85

42.1 (5223/12401)

 85+

34.8 (4314/12401)

Male gender, % (n/N)

55.8 (6919/12401)

Dead on scene, % (n/N)

68.3 (8470/12401)

Elevation, meters

 Mean ± SD (n)

165.2 ± 238.42 (12,401)

 Median

54.0

 Min; Max

−382.0; 1153.0

Season, % (n/N)

 Summer (May 31 – Sep 22)

29.1 (3609/12401)

 Fall (Sep 23 – Dec 6)

21.7 (2687/12401)

 Winter (Dec 7 –Mar 30)

33.5 (4152/12401)

 Spring (Mar 31 – May 30)

15.7 (1953/12401)

Weekend, % (n/N)

28.7 (3562/12,401)

Day shift (7 am-7 pm), % (n/N)

61.6 (7639/12,401)