Table 1 Patient characteristics according to divergence of the second look opinion
Characteristics | Convergent | Divergent | Missing n or % | P-value | French population (% of category in general population) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N=1050 | N=502 | N=384 | N = 67,287,241 | ||
Male Sex | 420 (40.1%) | 178 (35.5%) | 0.2% | 0.08 | 32,397,179 (48.8%) |
Specific or exceptional complexity | 208 (21.1%) | 193 (39.7%) | 23.7% | <0.0001 | |
Satisfaction with the service provided | |||||
Quite satisfied | 27 ( 3.8%) | 15 (3.9%) | 29.9% | 0.67 | |
Not at all satisfied | 4 ( 0.6%) | 2 (0.5%) | |||
Satisfied | 151 (21.1%) | 69 (18.2%) | |||
Very satisfied | 532 (74.5%) | 294 (77.4%) | |||
Expert recommendation by patient | 675 (97.0%) | 365 (97.1%) | 31.7% | 0.99 | |
Choice made by the patient | 722 (68.8%) | 359 (71.5%) | - | 0.27 | |
Median time required for opinion, days [IQR] | 2.00 [0.47, 5.16] | 2.28 [0.66, 5.20] | 0.3% | 0.09 | |
Region of residence | |||||
Ile de France | 295 (30.1%) | 143 (30.4%) | 8.5% | 0.133 | 12,291,557 (18.3%) |
Auvergne Rhone Alpes Bourgogne Franche Comte | 119 (12.1%) | 54 (11.5%) | 10,858,663 (16.1%) | ||
Bretagne Normandie Pays de la Loire Centre Val de Loire | 123 (12.7%) | 82 (17.4%) | 13,056,103 (19.4%) | ||
Hauts de France Grand Est | 208 (21.2%) | 83 (17.7%) | 11,523,797 (17.1%) | ||
Nouvelle Aquitaine | 77 (7.8%) | 30 (6.4%) | 6,018,424 (8.9%) | ||
PACA, Occitanie | 145 (14.8%) | 74 (15.7%) | 11,029,432 (16.4%) | ||
Corsicaa | 5 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 345,867 (0.5%) | ||
Overseas territoriesa | 9 (0.9%) | 4 (0.9%) | 2,163,398 (3.2%) | ||
Age groups | |||||
Teenagers<18 years | 50 ( 4.8%) | 21 (4.2%) | - | <0.0001 | 15,252,608 (22.7%) |
Adults aged 36 to 50 years | 308 (29.3%) | 136 (27.1%) | 12,887,561 (19.2%) | ||
Adults aged 19 to 35 years | 239 (22.8%) | 181 (36.1%) | 13,177,128 (19.6%) | ||
Adults aged 51 to 65 years | 256 (24.4%) | 97 (19.3%) | 12,790,894 (19.1%) | ||
Older adults aged 66 to 80 years | 183 (17.4%) | 62 (12.4%) | 9,206,549 (13.7%) | ||
Older adults aged 81 to 95 years | 14 (1.3%) | 5 (1.0%) | 3,515,308 (5.2%) | ||
Professional status | |||||
Intermediate profession | 248 (33.0%) | 148 (38.4%) | 30.6% | 0.07 | 14,041,617 (20.9%) |
Self-employed, business owner or manager | 230 (30.6%) | 95 (24.7%) | 7,373,204 (11.0%) | ||
Other | 67 (8.9%) | 39 (10.1%) | 487,932 (0.7%) | ||
Currently unemployed (job seekers or students) | 57 (7.6%) | 39 (10.1%) | 23,912,440 (35.5%) | ||
Manal worker | 25 (3.3%) | 11 (2.9%) | 5,204,615 (7.7%) | ||
Retired | 124 (16.5%) | 53 (13.8%) | 16,267,433 (24.2%) | ||