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Table 6 Multivariate analysis of physician factors and wait times

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

Dermatology

Degree of freedom

Sum or square

Mean square

F statistic

p value

Patient age

1

0.61

0.61

0.37

.054

Patient sex

1

0.17

0.17

0.11

0.74

Socioeconomic status

4

5.28

1.32

0.81

0.52

Patient ACG index

2

2.73

1.63

0.84

0.43

Continuity of care with their FP

2

2.08

1.04

0.64

0.53

Gastroenterology

Degree of freedom

Sum or square

Mean square

F statistic

p value

Patient age

1

5.96

5.96

4.08

0.044

Patient sex

1

1.33

1.33

0.91

0.34

Socioeconomic status

4

19.22

4.8

3.29

0.011

Patient ACG index

2

20.67

10.33

7.07

0.0009

Continuity of care with their FP

2

1.45

0.72

0.5

0.61

Rheumatology

Degree of freedom

Sum or square

Mean square

F statistic

p value

Patient age

1

0.025

0.025

0.02

0.89

Patient sex

1

8.86

8.86

7.44

0.0067

Socioeconomic status

4

5.38

1.34

1.13

0.34

Patient ACG index

2

0.44

0.22

0.19

0.83

Continuity of care with their FP

2

0.16

0.081

0.07

0.93

Cardiology

Degree of freedom

Sum or square

Mean square

F statistic

p value

Patient age

1

2.07

2.068

1.42

0.23

Patient sex

1

1.35

1.35

0.93

0.34

Socioeconomic status

4

3.02

0.75

0.52

0.73

Patient ACG index

2

4.18

2.08

1.43

0.24

Continuity of care with their FP

2

4.37

2.18

1.5

0.22

Psychiatry

Degree of freedom

Sum or square

Mean square

F statistic

p value

Patient age

1

0.21

0.21

0.1

0.75

Patient sex

1

0.9

0.9

0.45

0.51

Socioeconomic status

4

17.1

4.26

2.14

0.077

Patient ACG index

2

6.29

3.14

1.58

0.21

Continuity of care with their FP

2

2.29

1.14

0.57

0.56

General surgery

Degree of freedom

Sum or square

Mean square

F statistic

p value

Patient age

1

2.41

2.41

1.79

0.18

Patient sex

1

12.3

12.3

9.14

0.0026

Socioeconomic status

4

5.83

1.46

1.08

0.36

Patient ACG index

2

0.77

0.39

0.29

0.75

Continuity of care with their FP

2

1.73

0.86

0.64

0.53

Plastic

Degree of freedom

Sum or square

Mean square

F statistic

p value

Patient age

1

0.21

0.21

0.13

0.72

Patient sex

1

9.63

9.63

6.05

0.014

Socioeconomic status

4

17.8

4.46

2.81

0.025

Patient ACG index

2

2.55

1.28

0.8

0.45

Continuity of care with their FP

2

0.38

0.19

0.12

0.89

Urology

Degree of freedom

Sum or square

Mean square

F statistic

p value

Patient age

1

0.0064

0.0064

0.01

0.94

Patient sex

1

1.26

1.26

1

0.32

Socioeconomic status

4

1.1

0.28

0.22

0.93

Patient ACG index

2

1.98

0.99

0.79

0.45

Continuity of care with their FP

2

3.78

1.88

1.5

0.22

ENT (Otolaryngology)

Degree of freedom

Sum or square

Mean square

F statistic

p value

Patient age

1

0.42

0.42

0.32

0.57

Patient sex

1

5.74

5.74

4.36

0.037

Socioeconomic status

4

0.76

0.19

0.14

0.97

Patient ACG index

2

15.9

7.98

6.06

0.0024

Continuity of care with their FP

2

1.38

0.69

0.52

0.59

Orthopedics

Degree of freedom

Sum or square

Mean square

F statistic

p value

Patient age

1

21.2

21.25

12.3

0.0005

Patient sex

1

6.78

6.78

3.92

0.048

Socioeconomic status

4

15.9

3.99

2.31

0.56

Patient ACG index

2

2.11

1.06

0.61

0.54

Continuity of care with their FP

2

18.9

9.49

5.49

0.0043