Table 1 Characteristics of frequent user patients

 Gender No. (%)

 Citizenship No. (%)

Age No. (%)

 males

239 (67%)

italian

303 (84%)

 ≥ 65 years

125 (35%)

 females

120 (33%)

no italian

63 (16%)

 < 65 years

234 (65%)

Provenance N (%)

 Municipality VI

272 (76%)

 Municipality VII

51 (14%)

 Municipality V

25 (7%)

 Municipality IV

11 (3%)