Exploring pre-MRI imaging tests: patient survey reveals potential implications for healthcare efficiency in Israel

Table 1 Demographic characteristics by previous imaging

	Prior Imaging (%) n = 334	p value	Prior US (%) n = 105	p value	Prior CT (%) n = 143	p value	Prior X-ray (%) n = 131	p value	Prior PET (%) n = 37	p value	Prior MRI (%) n = 16	p value
Sex
Male	45	0.161	42.3	0.964	43.9	0.706	50	0.141	30.6	0.133	43.8	0.919
Female	55		57.7		56.1		50		69.4		56.3
Age
18–34	24.6	< 0.001	35.0	0.101	35.5	0.130	35.2	0.085	34.0	0.102	33.1	0.512
35–54	47.9		44.1		42.5		44.4		44.6		44.9
55–65 +	28.4		20.8		22.0		20.4		21.3		22.0
Income
Below average	29	0.008	39.6	0.518	24.5	0.024	31.3	0.009	29.7	0.914	25.1	0.422
Average	26.3		38.8		28.7		16.8		29.7		18.8
Above average	36.3		29.3		36.4		41.2		32.4		43.8

Statistical significance assessed with chi- square test. p Values lower than 0.05 considered to be statistically significant

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