From: Time on wait lists for coronary bypass surgery in British Columbia, Canada, 1991 – 2000
Characteristic | N | (%) |
---|---|---|
Age group (y) | ||
<50 | 732 | (7.9) |
50–59 | 2005 | (21.7) |
60–69 | 3530 | (38.2) |
70–79 | 2770 | (30.0) |
≥ 80 | 194 | (2.1) |
Sex | ||
Women | 1634 | (17.7) |
Men | 7597 | (82.3) |
Urgency at registration | ||
Priority 1 | 659 | (7.1) |
Priority 2 | 6496 | (70.4) |
Priority 3 | 1963 | (21.3) |
Unknown | 113 | (1.2) |
Major comorbidity at registration | ||
None | 4769 | (51.7) |
Minor comorbidity | 2450 | (26.5) |
CHF, diabetes, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer | 2012 | (21.8) |
Registration period | ||
1991–1992 | 1724 | (18.7) |
1993–1994 | 1889 | (20.5) |
1995–1996 | 2010 | (21.8) |
1997–1998 | 1888 | (20.5) |
1999–2000 | 1720 | (18.6) |