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Table 4 Comparison of waiting time (months) of patients referred for first Rheumatology consultations in 2007/2008 (482 patients) and 2017/2018 (357 patients)

From: Quality of referrals to a rheumatology service before and after implementation of a triage system with telemedicine support

 

Mean ± SD

Median (P25-P75), range of values

P Value*

2007/2008

7.8 ± 11.1

3.8 (1.5–10.0), 0.1 to 96.0

      < 0.001

2017/2018

10.5 ± 7.8

12.1 (4.4–14.1), 0.2 to 63.8

  1. * Mann-Whitney test. SD standard deviation; P25 25th percentile; P75 75th percentile