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Table 3 Wait time (in days) from EMR referral to having a specialist visit: patient factors

From: Waiting to see the specialist: patient and provider characteristics of wait times from primary to specialty care

Patient factors

Dermatology

Gastroenterology

Rheumatology

Cardiology

Psychiatry

General surgery

Plastics

Urology

ENT

Orthopedics

 

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

Median

75th

median

75th

Median

75th

Sex

Female

41

97

77

162

62*

127*

39

78

77.5

207

30*

60*

54*

117*

44.5

87.5

62

112

73.5*

159*

Male

42

91

71

155

44.5*

90*

39.5

77

68

344

39*

71*

43*

100*

43

80.5

58.5

103

58*

141*

Age groups (years)

<=20

48

113

139*

187*

52*

147.5*

37.5

58

121

478

28

65

46

190

54.5

94

59*

101*

24*

39*

21 to 40

40

92

71*

152*

59*

122*

25

64

62.5

231

35

69.5

49.5

123

46.5

81

53.5

98*

61*

157*

41 to 55

42

92

79*

168*

57*

133*

42

76

71.5

204

33.5

67.5

50

108

48

87

61.5*

117*

62.5*

150*

 

56 to 65

42

97

81*

174.5*

60*

116*

37

79

85

291

34

61

45

100

41

76

63*

116*

83*

173*

66 to 85

37

96

60.5*

141*

56*

105*

44

78

123.5

322

29

55

55

99

41.5

88

65*

106*

71*

149*

> = 86

50.5

99

25*

71*

33*

98*

27

121

35

56

41

68

29.5

40

33

43

48*

142*

37*

84*

Socioeconomic status

1 (Low)

38

89

70*

142*

57

122

41

77

101.5

385

33.5

64

73*

132*

39.5

79.5

54.5

98

99*

165*

2

42

93

78*

155*

59

116

37

84

88

236

42

76

62*

140*

49

98

61

112

64*

144*

3

48

98

63*

137*

55

116

35

62

75.5

220

25

59

49*

116*

41

77

58

110

62*

140*

4

38.5

88

73*

152.5*

50.5

127

42

93

47.5

160

32

63

46*

99*

46

85

62.5

108

68*

152*

5 (High)

41

109

84*

212*

69

124

42.5

78

48.5

128

30

60

41*

90*

43

81

60

111

54*

159*

Comorbidity (ACG group)

0-5 (Low)

42

93

81*

172*

59.5

119.5

37

68

60

243

33.5

62

49

108

45

77.5

64

113

65

150

6 to 9

42

97

63.5*

146*

55.5

116

46

87

84

209

32

64

51

106

41.5

80

53

103

69

145

> = 10 (High)

33

112

66.5*

138.5*

57

150

26

73

100

230

33.5

82

44

100

40

147

47

98

67

188

Continuity of care (UPC)

Low UPC

43

104

75

146

59

117

41.5

103

77.5

187

31

69

49

112

49

105

57

105

52

139

High UPC

39

90

76

173

58

118

36.5

68

86

233

32.5

63.5

47

103

43

80

63

116

78

161

 

N0 UPC

43

94

71

151

56.5

128.5

41

71

65

308

35

60

55

118

40

81.5

57

104

58.5

150

  1. *p < 0.001.