Table 3

Factors associated with differences in lag time

TotalBWHKUH
Profession of reporterPhysician3.6 (7.1)2.8 (8.7)4.3 (5.2)
Non-physician1.8 (4.0)1.0 (3.8)3.0 (4.0)
p Value<0.0001<0.0001<0.0001
Severity of injuryMajor4.1 (6.2)3.1 (6.7)4.9 (5.8)
Minor1.9 (4.2)1.0 (4.1)3.0 (4.1)
p Value0.00060.020.06
Year20041.9 (3.8)1.0 (3.7)3.0 (3.6)
20051.9 (4.5)1.1 (4.4)3.1 (4.4)
p Value0.880.190.98
Total1.9 (4.2)1.0 (4.1)3.1 (4.1)
  • BWH, Brigham and Women's Hospital; KUH, Kyoto University Hospital.

  • Data are shown as mean (SD) in days. Hypothesis testing was performed using Wilcoxon rank sum tests.