Characteristics of Patients (N = 498)
| Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total Sample (N=498) | Immediate Test Ordering (n=229) | Watchful Waiting (n=95) | Watchful Waiting+QI (n=174) |
| QI=quality improvement. | ||||
| Note: Percentages may not total to !00% because of rounding and missing data for a few patients. | ||||
| a Vs compulsory. | ||||
| Age, mean (SD), years | 43 (16.2) | 42 (15.5) | 45 (15.2) | 45 (17.5) |
| Sex, No. (%) male | 140 (28) | 67 (29) | 18 (19) | 55 (32) |
| Type of health insurance, No. (%) with privatea | 164 (34) | 80 (35) | 37 (39) | 47 (27) |
| Highest level of education completed, No. (%) | ||||
| None | 4 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
| Primary | 46 (10) | 20 (9) | 5 (5) | 21 (12) |
| Secondary | 323 (67) | 146 (64) | 65 (68) | 112 (64) |
| Higher | 106 (22) | 55 (24) | 21 (22) | 30 (17) |