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Table 1 Participant characteristics, pre- and post-intervention

From: An innovative model of access and triage to reduce waiting in an outpatient epilepsy clinic: an intervention study

 

Pre-intervention (n = 376)

Post-intervention (n = 199)

Test statistic

p value

Sex [n (%)]

 Female

174 (46)

98 (49)

X2(1) = 0.46

0.497

 Male

202 (54)

101 (51)

  

Age in years

 Median [IQR]

41 [26–58]

44 [26–62]

U = 39,855.50

0.197

Referral source [n (%)]

 Hospital

257 (68)

157 (79)

X2 (1) = 7.18

0.007

 GP/Community

119 (32)

42 (21)

  
  1. IQR interquartile range, X2 Chi square, U Mann Whitney U test