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Table 2 Patient demographics by clinical practice setting

From: Socioeconomic factors influence surgical wait times for non-emergent gynecologic surgical procedures: a retrospective analysis

 

FQHC Clinic (n = 104)

Private Practice Clinic (n = 436)

Mean ± SD

Range

Mean ± SD

Range

Age (years)

47.8 ± 11.0

17–79

45.1 ± 12.1

16–87

 

Median (IQR)

Range

Median (IQR)

Range

Time from decision to OR (days)

59.5 (28–85)

2–288

22 (10–45)

1–186

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

BMI Category

  

 Underweight, < 18.5

1 (1.0)

4 (0.9)

 Normal weight, 18.5–24.9

24 (23.1)

163 (37.4)

 Overweight, 25–29.9

30 (28.8)

119 (27.3)

 Class 1 obesity, 30–34.9

19 (18.3)

79 (18.1)

 Class 2 obesity, 35–39.9

22 (21.2)

36 (8.3)

 Class 3 obesity, > 40

8 (7.7)

35 (8.0)

Race/Ethnicity

  

 African American/Black

37 (35.6)

124 (28.4)

 Asian/Pacific Islander

3 (2.9)

41 (9.4)

 Hispanic or Latino

48 (46.2)

94 (21.6)

 White/Caucasian

9 (8.7)

156 (35.8)

 Other/Unknown

7 (6.7)

21 (4.8)

Medical Clearance

  

 Yes

50 (48.1)

85 (19.5)

 No

54 (51.9)

351 (80.5)

Insurance

  

 Medicaid

77 (74.0)

22 (5.0)

 Medicare

14 (13.5)

40 (9.2)

 Private/Commercial

13 (12.5)

374 (85.8)

ASA Score

  

 1

10 (9.6)

94 (21.6)

 2

67 (64.4)

287 (65.8)

 3

24 (23.1)

54 (12.4)

 4

3 (2.9)

1 (0.2)

  1. IQR Interquartile range