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Table 2 Adjusted difference in waiting times

From: Surgical wait times and socioeconomic status in a public healthcare system: a retrospective analysis

 

Estimate

95% CI of estimate

Std. Err

p

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

  1. Estimate represents difference in days compared to reference group. Reference groups: Deprivation—Most deprived quintile, MIZ—No metropolitan influence areas, priority level—priority 4, Sex—Male, Surgical subspecialty—Vascular Surgery