Table 2.

Analysis of Variance Results Comparing Mean Time to Operating Room Between White and Minority Populations for Top Three Surgical Specialties in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, Measured in Days

Specialty	N	White		Black or African American		Asian		American Indian or Alaska Native		Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander		P
		Mean	(SD)	Mean	(SD)	Mean	(SD)	Mean	(SD)	Mean	(SD)
General surgery	208125	1.03	6.88	1.36 a	5.76	0.93	5.57	0.78	2.81	0.93	2.92	<0.001
Orthopaedic Surgery	22649	1.03	5.06	1.44	10.11	0.92	2.46	0.84	1.34	0.97	1.85	0.095
Vascular surgery	18522	1.36	4.88	2.32 a	8.82	1.83	5.02	1.36	2.67	3.13*	10.38	<0.001

^aIndicates significant difference (threshold P < 0.005) detected relative to the White group on post hoc testing. Bolded text denotes findings that meet threshold for statistical significance.