Relationship between first symptom code recorded (within 2 years prior to slipped capital femoral epiphysis diagnosis) and the time/number of attendances until diagnosis
| Initial symptom code | Median time to index date of diagnostic record (IQR) | Median number of additional visits with a relevant symptom code from first record of symptoms to diagnosis (IQR) |
| Hip pain (n=164) | 20 days (5–126) | 1 (1–2) |
| Knee pain (n=78) | 161 (27–278) | 2 (1–3) |
| Gait (n=23) | 21 (7–72) | 2 (1–3) |
| Misc leg pain (n=62) | 74 (15–192) | 2 (1–3) |
| Total (n=254) Kruskal-Wallis | 26 (5–156) p<0.001 | 1 (1–2) p<0.001 |