Table 3 Sample characteristics
From: Cardiac echo-lab productivity in times of economic austerity
Population characteristic | N | % | Age (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
Males | 606 | 60.9 | 62.8 (5.2) |
Females | 389 | 39.1 | 62.8 (5.2) |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â |
Attica | 708 | 71.2 | 62.9 (16.2) |
Outside Attica | 287 | 28.8 | 63.8 (16.0) |
Insurance coverage | Â | Â | Â |
Social security | 973 | 97.8 | 63.2 (16.1) |
Private insurance | 1 | 0.1 | 52.0 |
Uninsured | 21 | 2.1 | 58.7 (16.1) |
Referral type | Â | Â | Â |
Outpatients | 635 | 63.8 | 60.6 (16.6) |
NHS referral | 563 | 56.6 | 60.4 (16.5) |
Freelancer referral | 72 | 7.2 | 62.2 (17.2) |
Inpatients | 360 | 36.2 | 67.6 (14.3) |
Costing type | Â | Â | Â |
Costed | 796 | 80.0 | 62.6 (12.9) |
2D-ECHO | 753 | 75.7 | 62.9 (16.7) |
TEE | 43 | 4.3 | 56.8 (16.9) |
Non-costed | 199 | 20.0 | 63.2 (16.9) |
3D-ECHO | 77 | 7.8 | 60.7 (18.0) |
STRESS-ECHO | 122 | 12.2 | 63.3 (9.6) |
Repetitiveness | Â | Â | Â |
Follow-up | 259 | 26.0 | 64.0 (13.9) |
Non-follow up | 736 | 74.0 | 62.7 (16.9) |
Total | 995 | 100.0 | 63.1 (16.1) |