Research Article

The Psychogeriatric Patient in the Emergency Room: Focus on Management and Disposition

Table 1

Selected demographic characteristics of the patients.

Total subjectsTotal visits
(%) (%)

Gender
 Males32 (33.7)44 (31.9)
 Females63 (66.3)94 (68.1)

Race
 Caucasian42 (44.2)56 (40.1)
 African American 52 (54.7)81 (58.7)
 Hispanic1 (1.1%)1 (0.7)

Age Mean (±S.E): 75.5 years (±0.81)