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Table 1 Demographic characteristics for patients treated overseas from the United Arab Emirates through the Dubai Health Authority during 2009–2016 based on the first trip travelling to the top three treatment destinations
| Treatment Destination | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Republic of Germany N (%) | United Kingdom N (%) | Others*N (%) | P *** | |
| Gender | 0.044 | |||
| Male | 1605 (47) | 624 (18) | 1169 (34) | |
| Female | 1424 (45) | 654 (21) | 1081 (34) | |
| Age Group | < 0.001 | |||
| 0–4 yrs. | 235 (34) | 330 (48) | 126 (18) | |
| 5–12 yrs. | 215 (44) | 139 (28) | 138 (28) | |
| 13–18 yrs. | 168 (49) | 87 (25) | 88 (26) | |
| 19–39 yrs. | 920 (49) | 344 (18) | 609 (33) | |
| 40–54 yrs. | 630 (48) | 187 (14) | 490 (37) | |
| 55–69 yrs. | 565 (45) | 128 (10) | 572 (45) | |
| 70+ | 296 (51) | 63 (11) | 227 (39) | |
| Medical Specialty | < 0.001 | |||
| Orthopedic Surgery | 536 (63) | 91 (11) | 219 (26) | |
| Internal Medicine: Oncology | 261 (32) | 116 (14) | 448 (54) | |
| Neurosurgery | 360 (57) | 44 (7) | 225 (36) | |
| Ophthalmology | 56 (14) | 82 (20) | 275 (67) | |
| Neurology | 239 (64) | 56 (15) | 77 (21) | |
| General Surgery | 173 (51) | 57 (17) | 107 (32) | |
| Internal Medicine: Cardiology | 160 (49) | 72 (22) | 93 (29) | |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 124 (43) | 79 (27) | 88 (30) | |
| Unspecified Pediatrics | 83 (33) | 114 (46) | 52 (21) | |
| Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology | 116 (50) | 47 (20) | 67 (29) | |
| Urology | 103 (52) | 48 (24) | 47 (24) | |
| Internal Medicine: Endocrinology | 96 (55) | 43 (24) | 37 (21) | |
| Internal Medicine: Nephrology | 69 (47) | 16 (11) | 62 (42) | |
| Not Specified Cases | 11 (8) | 15 (10) | 117 (82) | |
| Unspecified Internal Medicine | 54 (39) | 19 (14) | 67 (48) | |
| Others** | 588 (48) | 379 (31) | 269 (22) | |
| Travel Season | < 0.001 | |||
| Summer | 857 (48) | 352 (20) | 582 (33) | |
| Fall | 782 (48) | 301 (18) | 563 (34) | |
| Winter | 578 (39) | 301 (20) | 597 (40) | |
| Spring | 812 (49) | 324 (20) | 508 (31) | |
