Table 3B.

Difference in wait time to first appointment stratified by urgency status (adjusted linear regression model).

RoutineSemiurgentUrgent
Days95% CIPDays95% CIPDays95% CIP
Sex, female (ref: male)14.159.19 to 19.10< 0.0016.322.90 to 9.75< 0.001−5.09−10.42 to 0.240.06
Age−5.90a−7.27 to −4.52< 0.001−3.48a−4.45 to −2.51< 0.0010.41a−1.12 to 1.950.60

  • 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.