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Table 2 Multivariable linear regression analysis, variables associated with early arrival time (N = 1162; patients with non-attendance and late arrival excluded from the analysis)

From: Association between age and outpatient clinic arrival time: myth or reality?

 

Multivariable, p value (*)

Beta coefficient (95% confidence interval) (*)

Multivariable, p value (**)

Beta coefficient (95% confidence interval) (**)

Gender

0.507

− 0.69 (− 2.72–1.34)

0.480

−0.73 (− 2.76–1.30)

Age

<  0.001

0.18 (0.12–0.24)

< 0.001

1.70 (1.08–2.32)

Appointment type

0.180

1.44 (− 0.67–3.55)

0.171

1.47 (− 0.64–3.59)

Appointment time

0.180

1.38 (− 0.64–3.41)

0.186

1.370 (− 0.66–3.40)

Need for assistance

0.613

−0.58 (− 2.81–1.66)

0.627

− 0.56 (− 2.80−1.30)

  1. (*) Age as a continuous variable
  2. (**) Age categorized into 10-year groups according to Fig. 1