Table 2 Association between No-Show and demographic and clinical characteristics, N = 121
From: Factors associated with No-Shows and rescheduling MRI appointments
No-Show 45 (37.2%) | Show 76 (62.8%) | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Levels | N | % | N | % | P |
Age | Mean (± SD) Years | 41 (±20.4) | 37.7 (±16.0) | 0.324 | ||
Gender | Male | 18 | 22.8 | 61 | 77.2 | 0.001* |
Female | 27 | 64.3 | 15 | 35.7 | ||
Nationality | Saudi | 45 | 38.8 | 71 | 61.2 | 0.079 |
Non-Saudi | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 100.0 | ||
Living area | In Riyadh | 40 | 43.0 | 53 | 57.0 | 0.016* |
Outside Riyadh | 5 | 17.9 | 23 | 82.1 | ||
Marital status | Married | 34 | 35.1 | 63 | 64.9 | 0.328 |
Unmarried | 11 | 45.8 | 13 | 54.2 | ||
Schedule clarified | Yes | 41 | 39.8 | 62 | 60.2 | 0.154 |
No | 4 | 22.2 | 14 | 77.8 | ||
Procedure’s instruction clarified | Yes | 23 | 33.3 | 46 | 66.7 | 0.312 |
No | 22 | 42.3 | 30 | 57.7 | ||
Communication | My phone | 18 | 27.7 | 47 | 72.3 | 0.020* |
Others | 27 | 48.2 | 29 | 51.8 | ||
Transportation | Self-drive | 14 | 28.0 | 36 | 72.0 | 0.022* |
Taxi | 3 | 20.0 | 12 | 80.0 | ||
Family member | 28 | 50.0 | 28 | 50.0 | ||
Monthly income | 10,000 or less | 33 | 39.8 | 50 | 60.2 | 0.388 |
More than 10,000 | 12 | 31.6 | 26 | 68.4 | ||
Education | High school or less | 35 | 44.9 | 43 | 55.1 | 0.019* |
Bachelor’s or above | 10 | 23.3 | 33 | 76.7 | ||