Table 1 Wait time in days, by deprivation quintile and metropolitan influence
From: Surgical wait times and socioeconomic status in a public healthcare system: a retrospective analysis
Metropolitan influence | Material Deprivation Quintile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Least deprived | 2 | 3 | 4 | Most deprived | Overall | |||||||
Mean (SD) | Med (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Med (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Med (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Med (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Med (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Med (IQR) | |
Metropolitan | 65.2 (79.4) | 42 (63) | 63 (76.5) | 41 (59) | 62 (74.8) | 41 (58) | 61.2 (73.7) | 40 (58) | 60 (72) | 39 (57) | 62.4 (75.5) | 41 (59) |
CA area 1 | 54.7 (65.8) | 36 (47) | 57.2 (69.8) | 37 (51) | 59.5 (72.7) | 39 (53) | 58.3 (69.2) | 39 (52) | 57.5 (67.8) | 37 (51) | 57.6 (69.4) | 38 (51) |
CA area 2 | 61 (73) | 40 (57) | 60.5 (73.5) | 39 (56) | 62.5 (75.2) | 40 (58) | 60.9 (73.6) | 38 (57) | 62.6 (76.9) | 39 (59) | 61.5 (74.6) | 39 (58) |
Strong influence | 62.6 (74.5) | 42 (57) | 63 (76.5) | 41 (59) | 64.6 (76.5) | 42 (62) | 60.2 (70.7) | 40 (57) | 63.3 (74.6) | 42 (58) | 62.8 (74.8) | 41 (59) |
Moderate influence | 60.6 (75) | 40 (59) | 62.5 (74.7) | 41 (59) | 64.6 (74.3) | 43 (61) | 62.5 (74.2) | 41 (58) | 63 (73.6) | 42 (59) | 63 (74.2) | 41 (59) |
Weak influence | 64.1 (75.5) | 41 (63) | 63.3 (76.4) | 40 (60) | 69.7 (95.2) | 42 (67) | 64.1 (82.2) | 38 (62) | 68.1 (88.3) | 41 (66) | 66 (84.5) | 41 (64) |
No influence | - | - | - | - | 52.3 (152.9) | 20 (52) | 62.6 (68.9) | 41 (59) | 74.1 (109.7) | 39 (70) | 71.8 (111.2) | 37 (68) |
Overall | 64.5 (78.5) | 42 (62) | 62.6 (75.9) | 41 (59) | 62.5 (75.5) | 41 (59) | 61.1 (73.5) | 40 (58) | 60.7 (73.1) | 40 (57) | 62.3 (75.4) | 41 (58) |