Table 1 Distribution of the study population (requests/samples, patients, median age) over the 6 years. IQR: Interquartile Range
Year | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Requests/sample | 5386 | 6697 | 7435 | 5777 | 5137 | 6350 | 36782 |
Number of Patients | 3444 | 4044 | 4183 | 3422 | 2834 | 3427 | 21354 |
Median age yrs (IQR I-III) | 1.73 (0.32–6.35) | 1.95 (0.44–6.44) | 2.45 (0.48–7.08) | 3.41 (0.77–9.62) | 2.85 (0.75–8.61) | 3.71 (0.99–9.12) | 2.63 (0.57–7.84) |