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Table 3 Test statistics

From: Waiting times for elective treatments according to insurance status: A randomized empirical study in Germany

Specialist field

Public insurance

Private insurance

Test statistic W

p value

Ratio

 

Mean

Std.

N

Mean

Std.

N

   

Allergology/Pneumology

19.8

6.3

5

14.6

6.2

5

6.0

0.207

1.4

Ophthalmology

24.9

32.7

22

8.5

13.9

22

128.5

0.008

2.9

Diagnostic Radiology

18.5

17.0

8

1.1

1.7

10

0.5

<0.001

16.8

Gastroenterology

40.4

28.7

5

8.2

6.1

5

1.0

0.020

4.9

ENT

6.0

6.7

22

2.9

5.3

24

168.0

0.031

2.1

  1. Std. = standard deviation; N = number of subjects