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. 2011 Mar 1;61(584):173–177. doi: 10.3399/bjgp11X561140

Table 2.

Median age at first surgery in boys in whom a new detection was made upon attending check versus those who remained undiagnosed despite attending check.

New detection Remained undiagnosed
Check Age at surgery (95%CI) Age at surgery (95%CI) P-value
6–8-weeks 1.8 years (1.6 to 2.9) 4.7 years (4.4 to 5.9) <0.001

8–9 months 2.7 years (2.7 to 4.7) 5.6 years (5.2 to 7.2) <0.001

39–42 months 6.2 years (5.5 to 8.7) 9.2 years (7.6 to 10.4) 0.055