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Table 5 Average weekly rate of CABG in British Columbia, 1991–2000 and adjusted hazard ratios by registration period

From: Do women spend longer on wait lists for coronary bypass surgery? Analysis of a population-based registry in British Columbia, Canada

Registration Period

Number of operations

Total waiting time, weeks

Crude Rate, per 100

SE

RR

95% CI*

 

Women

1991–1992

281

4094.0

6.9

(0.4)

1.00

Referent

1993–1994

260

3892.5

6.7

(0.4)

0.98

(0.82, 1.17)

1995–1996

313

6676.5

4.7

(0.3)

0.61

(0.51, 0.72)

1997–1998

293

5587.5

5.2

(0.3)

0.68

(0.57, 0.81)

1999–2000

240

4103.5

5.8

(0.4)

0.87

(0.73, 1.05)

 

Men

1991–1992

1211

18773.0

6.5

(0.2)

1.00

Referent

1993–1994

1370

21221.0

6.5

(0.2)

1.01

(0.93, 1.09)

1995–1996

1403

27353.0

5.1

(0.1)

0.72

(0.66, 0.78)

1997–1998

1311

24570.0

5.3

(0.1)

0.79

(0.72, 0.85)

1999–2000

1251

19799.5

6.3

(0.2)

0.93

(0.86, 1.01)

  1. Abbreviations: CABG = outpatient isolated coronary artery bypass surgery; SE = standard error; HR = hazard ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval
  2. *adjusted for priority group and comorbidity; stratified by age.
  3. 0 patients were on the wait list on December 31, 2001