a decreasing trendp < 0.001
Conversely, among patients ≥65 years, there was a decreasing trend in surgery use with increasing nSES (p < 0.001).
Conversely, among patients ≥65 years, there was a decreasing trend in surgery use with increasing nSES (p < 0.001).
However, there was an increasing trend of surgery use among patients living in urban areas as nSES decreased (p = 0.013).