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Table 2 Odds ratios of preoperative assessment clinic utilization by distance compared with referent group (0–50 kilometers).

From: Location of residence associated with the likelihood of patient visit to the preoperative assessment clinic

Distance

Crude OR

(95% Confidence Interval)

Adjusted OR*

(95% Confidence Interval)

Adjusted OR non-CVT†

(95% Confidence Interval)

0–50 km

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

1.00 (reference)

51–100 km

0.57 (0.48–0.67)

0.52(0.44–0.63)

0.43 (0.36–0.53)

101–150 km

0.33 (0.27–0.40)

0.32 (0.26–0.39)

0.28 (0.22–0.36)

151–200 km

0.36 (0.30–0.42)

0.34 (0.29–0.40)

0.30 (0.25–0.37)

201–250 km

0.23 (0.17–0.30)

0.20 (0.15–0.26)

0.18 (0.13–0.26)

>250 km

0.27 (0.23–0.33)

0.26 (0.21–0.31)

0.20 (0.16–0.25)

  1. *Adjusted for age, gender, urgency of surgery, major versus minor surgery, co-morbidities
  2. † Adjusted for age, gender, urgency of surgery, major versus minor surgery, co-morbidities excluding cardio/thoracic surgical specialty.