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Table 2 Nonattendance proportions in different subgroups (n = 1,190)

From: Nonattendance in pediatric pulmonary clinics: an ambulatory survey

Variable

Nonattendance – N (%)

P value

Overall

365 (30.7%)

-

Age:

  

   < 1 year

61 (26.4%)

0.143

   1–5 years

143 (32.6%)

 

   6–11 years

74 (26.8%)

 

   12–15 years

60 (35.3%)

 

   16–18 years

25 (34.2%)

 

Gender:

  

   Male

244 (31.6%)

0.300

   Female

120 (28.7%)

 

Origin:

  

   Rural Jewish

14 (15.4%)

0.004

   Urban Jewish

208 (31.2%)

 

   Bedouin

142 (32.9%)

 

Season:

  

   Winter

81 (28.7%)

0.025 (Winter & summer vs. spring & fall)

   Spring

114 (33.8%)

 

   Summer

85 (26.6%)

 

   Fall

84 (33.3%)

 

Day of the week:

  

   Sunday

91 (37.1%)

0.037

   Monday

173 (29.6%)

 

   Thursday

100 (27.8%)

 

Hour of the day:

  

   8 AM to 3 PM

269 (28.7%)

0.015

   3 PM to 4 PM

26 (44.1%)

 

   4 PM to 7 PM

60 (35.3%)

 

Waiting time:

  

   < 7 days

100 (23.4%)

< 0.001

   7–14 days

119 (31.3%)

 

   > 14 days

145 (38.0%)