Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the participants included in the analyses*
| Variable | N | Min | Max | Mean | S.D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wts-Waiting time | 1674 | 1 | 1650 | 299 | 431 |
| Log(wts) | 1674 | -9.21 | 7.40 | 3.86 | 3.90 |
| Age | 1674 | 0 | 96 | 46.1 | 22.95 |
| Gender (female = 1) | 1674 | 0 | 1 | 0.45 | 0.50 |
| Distance to local hospital (km) | 1671 | 2 | 353 | 31.8 | 46.3 |
| Education (years after primary school) | 1490 | 0 | 17 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Income | 1552 | 1 | 6 | 3.35 | 1.47 |
| Health status | 1604 | 0 | 1 | 0.62 | 0.49 |
| Number of visits to GP | 1601 | 0 | 1 | 0.37 | 0.48 |
| Number of hospital stays | 1518 | 0 | 1 | 0.35 | 0.48 |
| Non-choice & non-mobile patients | 1626 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 | 0.49 |
| Choice & non-mobile patients | 1626 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| Non-choice & mobile patients | 1626 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0.38 |
| Choice & mobile patients | 1626 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.34 |
| Year of treatment (2004 = 1) | 1674 | 0 | 1 | 0.63 | 0.48 |
| Type of treatment (surgical = 1) | 1674 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 0.42 |
* Weighted results.