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Table 3 Median wait times according to demographics and vulnerability

From: Access to child developmental assessment services in culturally and linguistically diverse metropolitan Sydney: a retrospective cohort analysis

Variable (days)

Median (IQR 25–75)

Overall wait times

302.5 (175–379)

Wait time groups*

 

<=90 days

91–180 days

181–365 days

> 365 days

225 (9.6%)

390 (16.6%)

1011 (42.9%)

728 (30.9%)

Wait times according to facility

 

A

B

C

D

E

282 (167-357.8)

274 (215–265)

365 (306–399)

308 (196-386.5)

179 (112–279)

Wait times according to year seen

 

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

308 (159–372)

288 (145–384)

300 (183-358.3)

282 (186–382)

363 (269-420.3)

Wait times according to age group

 

< 3 years

3–5 years

> 5 years

298 (175.5–372)

309.5 (194–381)

280 (147-375.3)

Wait times according to IRSD

 

Decile 1–2

Decile 3–4

Decile 5–6

Decile 7–8

Decile 9–10

284 (161.3–374)

322 (195-381.8)

344 (221–385)

233 (141.5-344.8)

333 (189.3–389)

Wait times according to priority

 

1

2

3

272 (147–282)

256 (180–275)

264 (285–385)

  1. *Frequency N (percentage %). IRSD- index of relative socio-economic disadvantage