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Table 1 Demographics and practice patterns

From: Practice patterns and determinants of wait time for autism spectrum disorder diagnosis in Canada

Characteristic

Total sample (n = 90)

Diagnose ASD (n = 57)

Do not diagnose ASD (n = 33)

p

n

%

n

%

n

%

Age (years), median; range; IQR

54; 29–77; 42–63

52; 29–77; 41–60

57; 31–76; 45–64

0.17a

Years in practice, median; range; IQR

21; 0.5–46; 8–30.5

18; 0.5–46; 7–28

26; 1–44;13–35

0.08b

Sex

 Male

30

33.3%

19

33.3%

11

33.3%

 

 Female

60

66.7%

38

66.7%

22

66.7%

1

Province of practice

 Ontario

39

43.3%

27

47.4%

12

36.3%

 

 Alberta

15

16.7%

11

19.3%

4

12.1%

 

 Quebec

12

13.3%

4

7%

8

24.2%

 

 British Columbia

6

6.7%

3

5.3%

3

9.1%

 

 New Brunswick

4

4.4%

4

7%

 

 Newfoundland and Labrador

4

4.4%

2

3.5%

2

6.1%

 

 Nova Scotia

4

4.4%

1

1.8%

3

9.1%

 

 Manitoba

2

2.2%

1

1.8%

1

3%

 

 Saskatchewan

2

2.2%

2

3.5%

 

 Nunavut

1

1.1%

1

1.8%

 

 Yukon

1

1.1%

1

1.8%

0.14c

Catchment

 Within regional health authority

28

31.1%

20

35.1%

8

24.2%

 

 Within city only

23

25.6%

15

26.3%

8

24.2%

 

 Within province/territory

20

22.2%

15

26.3%

5

15.1%

 

 No defined catchment

17

18.9%

7

12.3%

10

30.3%

 

 Missing

2

2.2%

2

6.1%

0.07c

Type of professional

 General pediatrician

64

70%

33

57.9%

31

93.9%

 

 Developmental pediatrician

23

25.6%

22

38.6%

1

3%

 

 Neonatologist

2

2.2%

1

1.8%

1

3%

 

 Pediatrician + allergist

1

1.1%

1

1.8%

< 0.01c

Extra training in child development

 None

57

63.3%

28

49.1%

29

87.9%

 

 Fellowship in developmental pediatrics

22

24.4%

22

38.6%

 

 General pediatrics training with additional child development

5

5.6%

3

5.3%

2

6.1%

 

 Continuing medical education

2

2.2%

1

1.8%

1

3%

 

 Fellowship in pediatric neurology

2

2.2%

2

3.5%

 

 Participation in a MDT

1

1.1%

1

1.8%

 

 Missing

1

1.1%

1

3%

< 0.01c

  1. IQR interquartile range, MDT multi-disciplinary team; percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding
  2. aWilcoxon rank sum test W = 803
  3. bWilcoxon rank sum test W = 758
  4. cUsing Fisher’s exact test