Table 4.
Waiting time† | Consult-to-admission | First diagnostic test-to-admission | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | p value | OR (95% CI) | p value | |
Short | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Short–medium | 1.3 (0.9–1.9) | 0.23 | 1.0 (0.6–1.5) | 0.95 |
Medium–long | 0.8 (0.4–1.5) | 0.39 | 0.7 (0.4–1.5) | 0.38 |
Long | 1.0 (0.6–1.8) | 0.91 | 0.8 (0.4–1.5) | 0.51 |
CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio.
Adjusted for age (65–73 yr, 74–80 yr, ≥ 81 yr), sex, race (white, black, other), median household income group (low, low–medium, medium–high, high), tumour stage (localized, regional, distant), admission type (emergency, elective, urgent), comorbidity score (0, ≥ 1) and hospital procedure volume (low, low–medium, medium–high, high).
Consult-to-admission waiting time intervals: short wait (1–7 d), short–medium wait (8–14 d), medium–long wait (15–21 d) and long wait (≥ 22 d). First diagnostic test-to-admission waiting time intervals: short wait (1–14 d), short–medium wait (15–28 d), medium–long wait (29–42 d) and long wait (≥ 43 d).