Table 2.
Determinants associated with taking more than 6 months to attend the first medical visit from time of RD symptom onset.
| Variable | Category | OR | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at symptom onset | Adult (>15 years) | 2.3 | 1.6–3.3 |
| Decade of symptom onset | 2010–2021 * | ||
| 2000–09 | 2.2 | 1.5–3.2 | |
| 1990–99 | 2.6 | 1.7–4.1 | |
| 1980–89 | 2.4 | 1.4–4.0 | |
| Until 1979 | 8.2 | 4.9–13.7 | |
| Type of RD | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 0.5 | 0.3–0.8 |
| Diseases of the nervous system | 1.8 | 1.3–2.4 | |
| Diseases of the eye and adnexa | 1.7 | 1.2–2.5 |
* Reference group; Variables are shown whose 95%CI do not contain the value 1. Model adjusted for age of symptom onset, decade of symptom onset, and type of RD; OR: Odds ratio; RD: rare disease; n: 1182 (2.6% missing values). Hosmer-Lemeshow test p = 0.292.