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Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis, variables associated with late arrival (N = 1225; patients with non-attendance excluded from the analysis)

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

 

Multivariable, p value (*)

OR (95% confidence interval) (*)

Multivariable, p value (**)

OR (95% confidence interval) (**)

Gender (male)

0.403

0.80 (0.48–1.35)

0.415

0.86 (0.48–1.36)

Age

< 0.001

0.97 (0.95–0.99)

< 0.001

0.74 (0.63–0.88)

Appointment type (new referral)

0.474

1.23 (0.70–2.17)

0.501

1.22 (0.69–2.14)

Appointment time (early appointment)

0.155

1.45 (0.87–2.43)

0.153

1.45 (0.87–2.43)

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