Table 1 The number, age, standard deviation and range of patients accessing the Primary Eyecare Acute Referral Service (PEARS) and the Wales Eye Health Examination (WEHE) service
From: Demographics, referral patterns and management of patients accessing the Welsh Eye Care Service
PEARS and WEHE | |||||
Number (n) | Mean (median) age in years | ± Standard deviation (years) | Range (years) | Interquartile range (years) | |
Total | 2302 | 57 (61) | 20 | 2 – 100 | 29 |
Female | 1379 | 58.6 (61) | 19.8 | 2 – 97 | 29 |
Male | 923 | 56.1 (61) | 20.4 | 3 – 100 | 31 |
P value | – | 0.08 | – | – | – |
WEHE only | |||||
Total | 511 | 60.5 (63) | 17.9 | 10–95 | 11.5 |
Female | 283 | 61.3 (63) | 18.2 | 10–95 | 24 |
Male | 228 | 59.6 (62) | 17.5 | 13–93 | 22.3 |
P value | – | 0.28 | – | – | – |
PEARS only | |||||
Total | 1791 | 56 (60) | 20.5 | 2–100 | 30 |
Female | 1096 | 56.7 (60) | 20 | 2–97 | 29 |
Male | 695 | 55 (61) | 21.2 | 3–100 | 34 |
P value | – | 0.09 | – | – | – |