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. 2013 Jun 4;45(2):271–280. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.11.102

Table 2.

Summary of Median Waiting Time and LOS (Minutes) for Different Patient Groups

Patient Groups n = 108,801 % Median Waiting Time (IQR) Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test Median LOS (IQR) Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test
Age, years
 ≤65 79,642 73.2 49 (18–112) <0.001 123 (76–190) <0.001
 >65 29,159 26.8 18 (10–41) Ref 104 (74–163) Ref
Sex
 Female 54,074 49.7 34 (14–100) <0.522 117 (75–182) <0.301
 Male 54,727 50.3 33 (14–98) Ref 118 (75–185) Ref
Mode of arrival
 Walk-in 76,161 70.0 53 (21–116) <0.001 124 (78–191) <0.001
 Ambulance 32,640 30.0 16 (9–34) Ref 104 (71–163) Ref
Disposition
 Discharged 72,244 66.4 65 (24–125) <0.001 137 (85–204) <0.001
 Admitted 36,557 33.6 15 (9–27) Ref 91 (66–131) Ref
Triage category
 I 1,632 1.5 0 (0–0) <0.001 30 (23–41) <0.001
 II 2,720 2.5 6 (2–10) <0.001 45 (33–63) <0.001
 III 42,324 38.9 15 (10–24) Ref 95 (68–139) Ref
 IV 53,639 49.3 83 (42–138) <0.001 147 (93–215) <0.001
 V 8,486 7.8 112 (70–165) <0.001 137 (92–199) <0.001

LOS = length of stay; IQR = interquartile range.