Table 1 Wait times to first major procedure according to patient and hospital characteristics (sample size: 14,056,930)

Age (years)

P < 0.01

1-17

1.4%

2.553

(3.344)

18-34

7.3%

2.555

(3.405)

35-64

40.5%

2.740

(3.397)

65 and older

50.8%

2.978

(3.207)

Sex

P < 0.01

Male

45.9%

2.827

(3.105)

Female

54.1%

2.845

(3.417)

Payment Source

P < 0.01

Medicare

51.3%

2.982

(3.162)

Medical²

19.5%

3.111

(4.168)

Private

19.9%

2.367

(2.671)

Self

4.1%

2.479

(2.970)

Other³

5.3%

2.607

(3.202)

Race

P < 0.01

White

62.1%

2.796

(3.136)

Non-White

37.9%

2.925

(3.563)

P < 0.01

Ownership

P < 0.01

Profit

16.5%

2.918

(3.162)

Not-for-profit

65.3%

2.823

(3.252)

Government

18.1%

2.858

(3.604)

System

P < 0.01

Non-system

2.901

(3.516)

System

55.8%

2.800

(3.127)

Teaching hospitals

P < 0.01

Non-teaching

77.5%

2.811

(3.124)

Teaching

22.5%

2.968

(3.897)

Location

P < 0.01

Non-Rural

95.6%

2.861

(3.348)

Rural

4.4%

2.528

(2.448)

DRG weight

1.18

(0.664)

Number of beds

339

(199)

Health IT

$14.4 m

(20.1 m)