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Table 2 Relationship of Urgency Score, Age, Gender and SES to Wait Times for Coronary Angiography

From: Impact of clinical urgency, physician supply and procedural capacity on regional variations in wait times for coronary angiography

Variable

Urgent

(28,680)

Semi-Urgent

(31,545)

Elective

(14,029)

 

HR (95% CI)

Urgency Score*

1.61

(1.55-1.67)

1.55

(1.44-1.68)

1.13

(1.08-1.18)

20-39 yr male†

0.95

(0.83-1.09)

0.91

(0.71-1.17)

1.26

(0.98-1.62)

40-64 yr female†

0.77

(0.68-0.87)

0.70

(0.57-0.87)

1.11

(0.90-1.38)

40-64 yr male†

0.81

(0.72-0.91)

0.72

(0.58-0.89)

1.13

(0.91-1.39)

65-74 yr female†

0.70

(0.62-0.79)

0.68

(0.55-0.84)

1.12

(0.90-1.39)

65-74 male†

0.71

(0.63-0.80)

0.69

(0.56-0.85)

1.11

(0.90-1.37)

> 75 yr female†

0.68

(0.60-0.76)

0.72

(0.58-0.89)

1.19

(0.95-1.49)

> 75 yr male†

0.67

(0.59-0.76)

0.71

(0.57-0.87)

1.09

(0.88-1.36)

Income quintile 2**

1.02

(0.99-1.05)

1.02

(0.98-1.05)

1.06

(0.96-1.10)

Income quintile 3**

1.01

(0.98-1.04)

1.01

(0.98-1.05)

1.04

(0.98-1.11)

Income quintile 4**

1.02

(0.98-1.05)

1.00

(0.96-1.04)

1.05

(0.98-1.12)

Income quintile 5**

1.02

(0.98-1.05)

1.02

(0.98-1.07)

1.06

(0.97-1.15)

  1. *Continuous scale from 1 to 7, with 7 as the most urgent. Hazard ratios are for each 1 unit change in the urgency score
  2. † Compared to reference of 20-39 yr female
  3. ** compared to income quintile 1, which is lowest income category.
  4. HR is hazard ratio - HR greater than 1 indicates shorter wait time; CI is confidence interval.