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Delay in diagnosis was not normal in distribution; therefore, nonparametric univariate and multivariate analyses were performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results. The median delay in diagnosis was 8.0 weeks. There was a significant relationship between delay in diagnosis and slip severity (&amp;lt;30\u00b0: 10.0 weeks; 30\u00b0 to 50\u00b0: 14.4 weeks; &amp;gt;50\u00b0: 20.6 weeks). There were no significant associations between delay in diagnosis and covariates of age, gender, side, and weight. There were significant associations between longer delay in diagnosis and covariates of knee\/distal-thigh pain versus hip\/proximal-thigh pain (6.0 vs 15.0 weeks), Medicaid coverage versus private insurance (12.0 vs 7.5 weeks), lower family income, and stable slips versus unstable slips (8.0 vs 6.5 weeks). Controlling for the other covariates, knee\/distal-thigh pain, Medicaid insurance, and stable slips remained significant independent multivariate predictors of delay in diagnosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusions. Patients who present with primarily knee or distal-thigh pain, patients with Medicaid coverage, and patients with stable slips have longer delays in diagnosis of SCFE. Focused intervention programs to reduce the delay in diagnosis of SCFE should emphasize patients with knee\/thigh pain and patients with Medicaid coverage.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.113.4.e322","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2004,8,13]],"date-time":"2004-08-13T20:53:04Z","timestamp":1092430384000},"page":"e322-e325","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":141,"title":["Delay in Diagnosis of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis"],"prefix":"10.1542","volume":"113","author":[{"given":"Mininder S.","family":"Kocher","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Children\u2019s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Julius A.","family":"Bishop","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bryce","family":"Weed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Harvard College, Boston, Massachusetts"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M. 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