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Men,
n = 4269Women,
n = 8548P Age, yrs, mean (SD) 54.0 (16.9) 51.7 (16.8) < 0.001 Region 0.46 Urban 1818 (42.59) 3699 (43.27) Rural 2451 (57.41) 4849 (56.73) Triage level < 0.001 Routine 2197 (51.46) 4927 (57.64) Semiurgent 1973 (46.22) 3478 (40.69) Urgent 99 (2.32) 143 (1.67) Referral period 0.06 Pre-COVID-19 544 (12.74) 1192 (13.94) Peri-COVID-19 3725 (87.27) 7356 (86.06) Values in n (%) unless otherwise indicated. COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.
Wait Time, days 95% CI P Sex < 0.001 Men 77.72 75.34 to 80.09 Women 89.45 86.63 to 92.44 Age −4.40a −5.21 to −3.58 < 0.001 Region 0.12 Urban 84.35 81.57 to 87.12 Rural 86.56 84.74 to 88.39 Triage level < 0.001 Routine 97.74 95.92 to 99.57 Semiurgent 73.46 70.73 to 76.20 Urgent 16.57 6.72 to 26.41 Referral period < 0.001 Pre-COVID-19 64.65 60.93 to 68.36 Peri-COVID-19 88.88 84.89 to 92.87 ↵a Days per 10-year increase in age. COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.
- Table 3A.
Difference in wait time to first appointment stratified by referral period (adjusted linear regression model).
Wait Time Difference Pre-COVID-19,
n = 1736 (13.50%)Peri-COVID-19,
n = 11,081 (86.50%)Days 95% CI P Days 95% CI P Sex, female (ref: male) 2.30 −5.05 to 9.64 0.54 10.03 6.98 to 13.09 < 0.001 Age −0.02a −2.06 to 2.01 0.982 −4.64a −5.49 to −3.78 < 0.001 Region, urban (ref: rural) −5.56 −12.44 to 1.31 0.113 −2.77 −5.67 to 0.14 0.06 Triage level (ref: routine) Semiurgent −8.94 −15.90 to −1.99 0.01 −26.30 −29.22 to −23.37 < 0.001 Urgent −25.42 −50.36 to −0.47 0.046 −86.48 −97.01 to −75.94 < 0.001 Adjusted for sex, age, region, and triage level.
↵a Days per 10-year increase in age. COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.
- Table 3B.
Difference in wait time to first appointment stratified by urgency status (adjusted linear regression model).
Routine Semiurgent Urgent Days 95% CI P Days 95% CI P Days 95% CI P Sex, female (ref: male) 14.15 9.19 to 19.10 < 0.001 6.32 2.90 to 9.75 < 0.001 −5.09 −10.42 to 0.24 0.06 Age −5.90a −7.27 to −4.52 < 0.001 −3.48a −4.45 to −2.51 < 0.001 0.41a −1.12 to 1.95 0.60 Adjusted for sex, age, and region, and restricted to the peri-COVID-19 referral period.
↵a Days per 10-yr increase in age. COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.
