Table 2 Characteristics of patients with zero vs non-zero diagnostic delay
zero diagnostic delay (N = 1059) | non-zero diagnostic delay (N = 7876) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | female | 541 (51.09%) | 4663 (59.21%) |
male | 518 (48.91%) | 3213 (40.79%) | |
Age categories | 18–27 | 207 (19.55%) | 1061 (13.47%) |
28–37 | 251 (23.70%) | 1434 (18.21%) | |
38–47 | 267 (25.21%) | 1930 (24.50%) | |
48–57 | 212 (20.02%) | 1994 (25.32%) | |
58–65 | 122 (11.52%) | 1457 (18.50%) | |
First consultation with mental healthcare specialists | inpatient care | 119 (11.24%) | 882 (11.20%) |
outpatient care | 940 (88.76%) | 6994 (88.80%) | |
F31 diagnosis | inpatient care | 889 (83.95%) | 5955 (75.61%) |
outpatient care | 170 (16.05%) | 1921 (24.39%) | |
Prior F31 diagnosis, assigned mostly as additional diagnosis (number of patients) | 37 (3.49%) | 2833 (35.97%) | |
Time between prior F31 diagnosis (mostly additional diagnosis) and first F31 diagnosis as defined in this study (years) | 3.40 | 1.97 | |