Table 2:

Hierarchical logistic regression identifying relevant factors associated with delayed surgery (n = 135)

ComparisonExplained variance (Cox–Snell R2)Regression coefficient ± SEOR (95% CI)
Effect of surgeon0.05
 Constant−0.72 ± 0.30
 Surgeon 1 – 2−0.48 ± 0.480.62 (0.24–1.59)
 Surgeon 1 – 30.72 ± 0.422.06 (0.90–4.71)
Effect of all other variables0.29
 Constant−0.25 ± 2.08
 Age−0.01 ± 0.020.99 (0.94–1.04)
 Sex−0.02 ± 0.460.98 (0.40–2.39)
 City/town of residence−0.62 ± 0.460.54 (0.22–1.31)
 Clinical setting2.21 ± 0.669.08 (2.51–32.80)
 Index event 1 – 2†−1.53 ± 0.760.22 (0.05–0.96)
 Index event 1 – 3‡−0.81 ± 0.520.44 (0.16–1.24)

  • Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio, SE = standard error.

  • * The surgeon with the most cases was chosen as the base category to which the other surgeons were compared.

  • ↵† Completed minor stroke – amaurosis fugax.

  • ↵‡ Completed minor stroke – motor transient ischemic attack.