Table 2.
Diagnostic delay stages and treatment according to different centers
| All Settings n = 600 |
University n = 367 |
Practice n = 233 |
W-Value/Χ2 Value | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time from symptom onset to first web search, weeks, median (IQR)/mean ± SD | 2 (0.4–4.3) 3.1 ± 23.1 | 2 (0.4–5.7) 4.2 ± 29.4 | 1.4 (0.4–4.3) 1.4 ± 3.4 | 65,130.500 | 0.009 |
| Time from symptom onset to first physician request, weeks, median (IQR)/mean ± SD | 4 (2–10) 14.0 ± 38.6 | 4 (2–10) 14.4 ± 43.5 | 4 (1–12) 13.3 ± 29.4 | 66,564.000 | 0.093 |
| Time from symptom onset to first doctors´ appointment, weeks, median (IQR)/mean ± SD | 5 (2–12) 15.9 ± 40.2 | 5 (2–12) 15.1 ± 42.9 | 6 (2–14) 17.2 ± 35.5 | 109,583.500 | 0.734 |
| Time from symptom onset to rheumatologists´ appointment, weeks, median (IQR)/mean ± SD | 30 (12–82.5) 87.5 ± 152.8 | 50 (20–105.5) 112.7 ± 176.8 | 20 (8–50) 47.7 ± 91.2 | 54,714.000 | < 0.0001 |
| Pre-consultation therapy received, N (%) | 325 (49.8%) | 224 (61.0%) | 101 (43.3%) | 17.25 | < 0.0001 |
| Pre-consultation therapy helped and symptoms improved, N (%) | 151 (25.2%) | 106 (28.9%) | 45 (19.3%) | 6.43 | 0.011 |