Table 2.
Demographics and referrer profession of patients referred to the Prince of Wales Hospital Eye Clinic
| Set A: Existing wait list referrals (n=418) | Set B: New incoming referrals (n=528) | P value | Post hoc analysis* | |
| Mean age, years (SD) | 65.3 (14.5) | 66.3 (15.7) | 0.33 | – |
| Female, n (%) | 244 (58.4) | 296 (56.1) | 0.51 | – |
| LHD, n (%) | 0.10 | – | ||
| SESLHD | 326 (78.0) | 423 (80.9) | ||
| Other metropolitan LHD | 89 (21.3) | 90 (17.2) | ||
| Regional/rural LHD | 3 (0.7) | 10 (1.9) | ||
| Referrer profession, n (%) | 0.02 | 1.vs 3. P=0.008 | ||
| 1. General practitioner | 190 (45.4) | 214 (40.5) | ||
| 2. Optometrist | 184 (44.0) | 227 (43.0) | ||
| 3. Other† | 44 (10.5) | 87 (16.4) |
*Post hoc α was Bonferroni corrected to 0.017. Only significant p values shown.
†Other included ophthalmologists and intrahospital referrals.
LHD, local heath district; SESLHD, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.