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Table 3 Response numbers and demographic details of the participants.

From: The acceptability of waiting times for elective general surgery and the appropriateness of prioritising patients

  

Response

Sex

Age

  

n

%

% male

Mean

(SD)

Patients

Varicose veins

82

64.6

29.3

54.0

(10.8)

 

Inguinal hernia

86

65.6

94.0

64.4

(12.2)

 

Gallstones

89

68.5

33.7

56.1

(13.1)

Surgeons (30.3% trainee)

100

50.0

91.0

43.5

(9.8)

OPs*

 

93

46.7

79.8

47.9

(6.8)

GPs**

 

63

31.5

64.6

46.5

(7.7)

  1. Note: Eight patients of the original sample were left out when calculating the response rates as their questionnaires were returned undeliverable (moved house or deceased).
  2. * National statistics for all OPs [29]: Age: 47.4 years (est. mean); Sex: 72.5% Male
  3. ** National statistics for all GPs [28]: Age: 47.8 years (est. mean); Sex: 70% Male
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