Table 2 Patient characteristics in HEMS missions to islands and the mainland in the period 1 October 2014–30 September 2017, N (%)

Gender

 Female

 Male

109 (39.2)

169 (60.8)

274 (40.9)

396 (59.1)

29,819 (50.2)

29,542 (49.8)

1,426 (32.3)

2991 (67.7)

2,839,545 (50,3)

2,808,346 (49,7)

1,809 (33.7)

3,556 (66.3)

2,869,364 (50.3)

2,837,888 (49.7)

Agegroup

 0–15

 16–30

 31–65

 66 + 

27 (9.7)

32 (11.5)

124 (44.6)

95 (34.2)

27 (4.0)

24 (3.6)

242 (36.1)

377 (56.3)

8,277 (13.9)

6,951 (11.7)

27,610 (46.5)

16,523 (27.8)

359 (8.2)

457 (10.4)

1,979 (44.8)

1,622 (36.7)

1,021,124 (18,1)

1,090,562 (19,3)

2,544,698 (45,1)

991,507 (17,6)

413 (7.7)

513 (9.6)

2,345 (43.7)

1094 (39.0)

1,029,401 (18.0)

1,097,513 (19.2)

2,572,308 (45.1)

1,008,030 (17.7)

Cohabitation status

 Cohabiting

 Living alone

192 (69.1)

86 (30.9)

395 (59.0)

275 (41.0)

38,569 (65.0)

20,792 (35,0)

2,829 (64.0)

1,588 (36.0)

3,759,970 (66.6)

1,887,921 (33,4)

3,416 (63.7)

1,949 (36.3)

3,798,539 (66.6)

1,908,713 (33.4)

Employment*

 Employed

 Unemployed

 Student

 Retired

 Other

102 (42.5)

30 (12.5)

**

99 (41.3)

9 (3.8)

127 (20.0)

111 (17.5)

**

384 (60.4)

14 (2.2)

22,657 (45,6)

6,855 (13,8)

1,460 (2,9)

17,664 (35,5)

1,063 (2,1)

1,520 (38.0)

652 (16.3)

**

1,667 (41.7)

156 (3.9)

2,417,643 (53.8)

583,963 (13.0)

328,923 (7.3)

1,027,813 (22.9)

131,751 (2.9)

1,749 (35.9)

793 (16.3)

**

2,150 (44.1)

179 (3.7)

2,440,300 (53.8)

590,818 (13.0)

330,383 (7.3)

1,045,477 (23.0)

132,814 (2.9)

Education*

 Elementary

 Short

 Medium/long

 Missing

57 (23.8)

102 (42.5)

75 (31.3)

6 (2.5)

276 (43.4)

245 (38.5)

83 (13.1)

32 (5.0)

18,147 (36,5)

22,671 (45,6)

8.881 (17,9)

-

1,663 (41.6)

1,707 (42.7)

480 (12.0)

145 (3.6)

1,400,470 (31.2)

2,014,787 (44,9)

1,074,836 (23,9)

-

1,996 (41.0)

2,054 (42.2)

638 (13.1)

183 (3.8)

1,418,617 (31.2)

2,037,458 (44.9)

1,083,717 (23.9)

-

Income quintiles*

 1, (lowest)

 2

 3

 4

 5 (highest)

39 (16.3)

53 (22.1)

37 (15.4)

53 (22.1)

58 (24.2)

210 (33.0)

197 (31.0)

102 (16.0)

83 (13.1)

44 (6.9)

12,544 (25,2)

12,124 (24,4)

10,413 (21,0)

8,744 (17,6)

5,874 (11,8)

1099 (27.5)

992 (24.8)

753 (18.8)

654 (16.4)

497 (12.4)

895,419 (19.9)

895,831 (20.0)

897,546 (20.0)

899,214 (20.0)

902,083 (20.1)

1,348 (27.7)

1,242 (25.5)

892 (18.3)

790 (16.2)

599 (12.3)

907,963 (20.0)

907,955 (19.8)

907,959 (20.0)

907,958 (20.0)

907,957 (20.0)

Comorbidity

 None

 Mild

 Severe

180 (64.7)

50 (18.0)

48 (17.3)

310 (46.3)

130 (19.4)

230 (34.3)

47,243 (79,6)

6,114 (10,3)

6,004 (10,1)

3,010 (68.1)

607 (13.7)

800 (18.1)

4,806,843 (85.1)

446,932 (7.9)

394,116 (7.0)

3,500 (65.2)

787 (14.7)

1078 (20.1)

4,854,086 (85.1)

453,046 (7.9)

400,120 (7.0)

GP contact the year before HEMS mission

 Yes

 No

248 (89.2)

30 (10.8)

619 (92.4)

51 (7.6)

49,417 (83,2)

9,944 (16,8)

3,872 (87.7)

545 (12.3)

4,654,682 (82.4)

993,209 (17.6)

4,739 (88.3)

626 (11.7)

4,704,099 (82.4)

1,003,153 (17.6)

Hospital contact the year before HEMS mission

 Yes

 No

163 (58.6)

115 (41.4)

437 (65.2)

233 (34.8)

30,093 (50,7)

29,268 (49,3)

2,494 (56.5)

1,923 (43.5)

2,373,605 (42.0)

3,274,286 (58.0)

3,094 (57.7)

2,271 (42.3)

2,403,698 (42.1)

3,303,554 (57.9)