From: Surgical wait times and socioeconomic status in a public healthcare system: a retrospective analysis
Estimate | 95% CI of estimate | Std. Err | p | |
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Material Deprivation | ||||
Least deprived | 3.0 | 2.7 to 3.2 | 0.1 | < .0001 |
2 | 1.3 | 1.1 to 1.5 | 0.1 | < .0001 |
3 | 1.3 | 1.1 to 1.5 | 0.1 | < .0001 |
4 | 0.3 | 0.1 to 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.004 |
Most deprived | 0 | - | - | - |
Metropolitan influenced zone | ||||
1 | -14.8 | -18.0 to -11.6 | 1.6 | < .0001 |
2 | -19.6 | -22.9 to -16.4 | 1.7 | < .0001 |
3 | -15.0 | -18.3 to -11.8 | 1.7 | < .0001 |
4 | -14.6 | -17.8 to -11.4 | 1.7 | < .0001 |
5 | -13.8 | -17 to -10.5 | 1.7 | < .0001 |
6 | -10.1 | -13.4 to -6.8 | 1.7 | < .0001 |
No Metropolitan influence | 0 | - | - | - |
Gender | ||||
Female | 3.1 | 3.0 to 3.3 | 0.1 | < .0001 |
Surgical subspecialty | ||||
General Surgery | 2.6 | 2.0 to 3.3 | 0.3 | < .0001 |
Gynaecologic Surgery | 14.3 | 13.6 to 14.9 | 0.3 | < .0001 |
Neurosurgery | 17.3 | 16.4 to 18.2 | 0.5 | < .0001 |
Oncology Procedures | -15.4 | -16.0 to -14.7 | 0.3 | < .0001 |
Ophthalmic Surgery | 9.1 | 8.5 to 9.8 | 0.3 | < .0001 |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry | 28.9 | 28.1 to 29.8 | 0.4 | < .0001 |
Orthopaedic Surgery | 39.2 | 38.5 to 39.8 | 0.3 | < .0001 |
Otolaryngic Surgery | 36 | 35.3 to 36.7 | 0.4 | < .0001 |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | 14.8 | 14.1 to 15.5 | 0.4 | < .0001 |
Thoracic Surgery | 1.3 | -0.2 to 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.09 |
Urologic Surgery | -3.9 | -4.6 to -3.2 | 0.3 | < .0001 |
Vascular Surgery | 0 | - | - | - |
Priority Level | ||||
1 | -65.8 | -66.6 to -65.1 | 0.4 | < .0001 |
2 | -42.6 | -43.0 to -42.3 | 0.2 | < .0001 |
3 | -19.2 | -19.4 to -19.1 | 0.1 | < .0001 |
4 | 0 | - | - | - |
Age at procedure | 0.1 | - | 0.003 | < .0001 |
Procedure year | -0.12 | - | 0.02 | < .0001 |