Patient and Doctor Delays in Smear-Negative and Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Attending a Referral Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey

Table 2

The values associated with several intervals (days).

Interval		Mean	SD	Median	95% CI
Application interval^†
Group 1	65	29.4	49.4	10	17.2–41.7
Group 2	71	31.7	40.8	14	22.1–41.4
Health system interval*
Group 1	65	64.5	85.8	41	43.2–85.8
Group 2	71	33.0	47.1	16	21.8–34.1
Referral interval**
Group 1	65	26.5	34.9	13	17.9–35.2
Group 2	71	25.2	41.5	8	15.3–35.0
Clinical interval°
Group 1	65	38.2	79.1	19	18.5–57.8
Group 2	71	7.5	23.3	2	2–13
Total interval^‡
Group 1	65	99.8	116.1	61	71–128.6
Group 2	71	64.7	60.8	48	50.3–79.1

; *; **; °; and ^‡.