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) | |