ArticleCureus2026
Non-attendance in Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinics: A Retrospective Observational Study of Inequalities in Outpatient Access.
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Abstract
This retrospective observational study investigated demographic and service-level factors associated with non-attendance in diabetes and endocrinology outpatient clinics. Data from 159 outpatient appointments were analysed. In unadjusted univariate analysis, attendance varied significantly by ethnicity (Fisher's exact test, p = 0.002), with higher odds of non-attendance among patients identifying as Black [odds ratio (OR) 4.31, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.28 - 14.46] and Other (OR 5.72, 95% CI 2.28 - 14.3) compared with White patients. Given the small subgroup sizes, wide confidence intervals, and absence of adjustment for socioeconomic and other confounders, these estimates should be interpreted as hypothesis-generating rather than evidence of an independent ethnic effect. Morning appointments were associated with higher odds of non-attendance in a univariate logistic regression analysis (OR 1.92, 95% CI 0.81 - 4.50), though this did not reach statistical significance. These findings indicate demographic variation in outpatient attendance that warrants further adjusted investigation, while the role of appointment timing remains inconclusive.
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