Table 1 Distribution of demographic and time characteristics and simple (unadjusted) odds ratios (OR) for appointment status (N = 3,042) a
From: Appointment attendance at a remote rural dental training facility in Australia
Variable | Completed | FTAb | FTA | Cancelled | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nc(%) | N (%) | ORd | OR | ||
(95% CI)e | N (%) | (95% CI) | |||
Overall | 1976 (65.0) | 648 (21.3) | - | 418 (13.7) | - |
Residential suburb | |||||
Brewarrina | 991 (62.9) | 398 (25.3) | 2.2 (1.7-2.9) | 187 (11.9) | 0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
Bourke | 426 (67.8) | 122 (19.4) | 1.6 (1.1-2.2) | 80 (12.7) | 0.9 (0.6-1.3) |
Lightning Ridge | 158 (70.9) | 27 (12.1) | 0.9 (0.6-1.5) | 38 (17.0) | 1.2 (0.8-1.8) |
Other* | 381 (71.9) | 69 (13.0) | 1 | 80 (15.1) | 1 |
Gender | |||||
Female | 998 (61.9) | 362 (22.5) | 1.3 (1.1-1.5) | 251 (15.6) | 1.5 (1.2-1.8) |
Male* | 971 (68.6) | 279 (19.7) | 1 | 165 (11.7) | 1 |
Age group | |||||
< 19 | 535 (67.6) | 184 (23.2) | 4.1 (2.4-7.0) | 73 (9.2) | 1.0 (0.6-1.6) |
19-25 | 225 (60.8) | 100 (27.0) | 5.3 (3.0-9.3) | 45 (12.2) | 1.4 (0.9-2.4) |
26-35 | 257 (59.7) | 119 (27.5) | 5.5 (3.2-9.6) | 56 (13.0) | 1.5 (0.9-2.5) |
36-49 | 405 (62.4) | 125 (19.3) | 3.7 (2.1-6.4) | 119 (18.3) | 2.1 (1.3-3.3) |
50-64 | 342 (69.2) | 80 (16.2) | 2.8 (1.6-4.9) | 72 (14.6) | 1. 5 (0.9-2.4) |
65 + * | 191 (81.6) | 16 (6.8) | 1 | 27 (11.5) | 1 |
Type of patient | |||||
Public | 1322 (65.2) | 446 (22.0) | 2.1 (1.6-2.7) | 259 (12.8) | 1.2 (0.9-1.6) |
Private* | 551 (75.7) | 89 (12.2) | 1 | 88 (12.1) | 1 |
Contact telephone | |||||
number | |||||
Yes* | 1752 (67.6) | 491 (19.0) | 1 | 348 (13.4) | 1 |
No | 224 (49.7) | 157 (34.8) | 2.5 (2.0-3.1) | 70 (15.5) | 1.6 (1.2-2.1) |
Day of week | |||||
Monday* | 377 (64.4) | 144 (24.6) | 1 | 64 (10.9) | 1 |
Tuesday | 420 (65.4) | 124 (19.3) | 0.8 (0.6-1.0) | 98 (15.3) | 1.4 (1.0-1.9) |
Wednesday | 492 (65.5) | 159 (21.2) | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) | 100 (13.3) | 1.2 (0.8-1.7) |
Thursday | 440 (66.8) | 142 (21.5) | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) | 77 (11.7) | 1.0 (0.7-1.5) |
Friday | 247 (61.0) | 79 (19.5) | 0.8 (0.6-1.2) | 79 (19.5) | 1.9 (1.3-2.7) |
Time of day | |||||
1st appointment* | 318 (65.8) | 103 (21.3) | 1 | 62 (12.8) | 1 |
Morning to lunch | 1011 (66.3) | 286 (18.7) | 0.9 (0.7-1.1) | 229 (15.0) | 1.2 (0.9-1.6) |
After Lunch | 484 (64.5) | 184 (24.5) | 1.2 (0.9-1.6) | 82 (10.9) | 0.9 (0.6-1.2) |
Last appointment | 163 (58.4) | 75 (26.9) | 1.4 (1.0-2.0) | 41 (14.7) | 1.3 (0.8-2.0) |
Month | |||||
February* | 82 (70.7) | 13 (11.2) | 1 | 21 (18.1) | 1 |
March | 406 (62.6) | 131 (20.2) | 2.0 (1.1-3.8) | 112 (17.3) | 1.1 (0.6-1.8) |
April | 205 (55.9) | 105 (28.6) | 3.2 (1.7-6.1) | 57 (15.5) | 1.1 (0.6-1.9) |
May | 287 (66.3) | 96 (22.2) | 2.1 (1.1-4.0) | 50 (11.5) | 0.7 (0.4-1.2) |
June | 135 (69.2) | 50 (25.6) | 2.3 (1.2-4.6) | 10 (5.1) | 0.3 (0.1-0.7) |
July | 189 (72.4) | 61 (23.4) | 2.0 (1.1-3.9) | 11 (4.2) | 0.2 (0.1-0.5) |
August | 374 (63.2) | 104 (17.6) | 1.8 (0.9-3.3) | 114 (19.3) | 1.2 (0.7-2.0) |
September | 298 (69.5) | 88 (20.5) | 1.9 (1.0-3.5) | 43 (10.0) | 0.6 (0.3-1.0) |