From: Socioeconomic patient characteristics predict delay in cancer diagnosis: a Danish cohort study
Predictors | Patient delay; OR(95%CI) | Doctor delay; OR(95%CI) | System delay; OR(95%CI) | ||||||||||
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 |  | N | Univariate | N | Multivariate | N | Univariate | N | Multivariate | N | Univariate | N | Multivariate |
Age | 18–49 | 102(23) | 0.91(0.51 to 1.63) | 62(17) | 0.63(0.29 to 1.39 | 177(13) | 1.31(0.65 to 2.64 | 113(9) | 0.92(0.35 to 2.39 | 162(35) | 1.05(0.66 to 1.67 | 105(20) | 0.78(0.39 to 1.53 |
 | 50–69 | 265(64) | 1 | 136(41) | 1 | 403(23) | 1 | 212(14) | 1 | 351(73) | 1 | 198(35) | 1 |
 | 70+ | 267(48) | 0.69(0.44 to 1.08) | 70(8) | 0.72(0.25 to 2.09) | 414(34) | 1.48(0.87 to 2.50) | 104(8) | 1.85(0.42 to 8.21) | 300(64) | 1.03(0.70 to 1.53) | 88(16) | 1.26(0.50 to 3.15) |
Marital status | Cohabiting | 197(53) | 1 | 176(49) | 1 | 322(20) | 1 | 288(19) | 1 | 301(48) | 1 | 269(42) | 1 |
 | Single | 114(24) | 0.72(0.43 to 1.23) | 92(17) | 0.82(0.38 to 1.75) | 180(15) | 1.37(0.69 to 2.71) | 141(12) | 1.07(0.46 to 2.50) | 156(35) | 1.52(0.93 to 2.51) | 122(29) | 1.44(0.79 to 2.63) |
Having Children | Yes | 273(65) | 1 | 235(55) | 1 | 442(30) | 1 | 375(27) | 1 | 401(70) | 1 | 341(59) | 1 |
 | No | 36(11) | 1.41(0.68 to 2.94) | 33(11) | 1.77(0.80 to 3.92) | 59(5) | 1.27(0.48 to 3.40) | 54(4) | 0.77(0.25 to 2.36) | 55(13) | 1.46(0.70 to 3.06) | 50(12) | 1.20(0.55 to 2.60) |
Education | < 3 years | 147(35) | 1 | 134(33) | 1 | 235(16) | 1 | 209(15) | 1 | 224(35) | 1 | 199(28) | 1 |
 | ≥ 3 years | 83(22) | 1.15(0.62 to 2.15 | 79(2) | 1.12(0.55 to 2.27 | 143(5) | 0.50(0.18 to 1.40 | 133(5) | 0.45(0.15 to 1.35 | 128(26) | 1.38(0.78 to 2.43) | 118(26) | 1.76(0.94 to 3.28 |
 | No | 72(18) | 1.07(0.54 to 2.09) | 55(12) | 1.42(0.60 to 3.36) | 110(13) | 1.83(0.85 to 3.94) | 87(11) | 1.83(0.79 to 4.24) | 96(21) | 1.51(0.82 to 2.79) | 74(17) | 1.50(0.74 to 3.03) |
Occupation | Working1 | 137(44) | 1 | 129(42) | 1 | 223(14) | 1 | 210(14) | 1 | 212(44) | 1 | 199(40) | 1 |
 | Not working2 | 42(11) | 0.75(0.34 to 1.67 | 32(10) | 0.81(0.34 to 1.95 | 71(9) | 2.17(0.89 to 5.29 | 54(8) | 1.93(0.68 to 5.44 | 62(12) | 0.92(0.47 to 1.79 | 46(8) | 0.69(0.32 to 1.49 |
 | Retirees3 | 130(23) | 0.45(0.26 to 0.81) | 107(14) | 0.35(0.13 to 0.98) | 206(12) | 0.92(0.43 to 1.99) | 165(9) | 0.35(0.06 to 1.93) | 181(27) | 0.67(0.39 to 1.15) | 146(23) | 0.42(0.16 to 1.09) |
Household income | Low/middle | 221(51) | 1 | 201(44) | 1 | 362(25) | 1 | 327(24) | 1 | 324(62) | 1 | 294(59) | 1 |
 | High | 68(22) | 1.59(0.88 to 2.89) | 67(22) | 1.30(0.60 to 2.82) | 104(7) | 0.97(0.41 to 2.28) | 102(7) | 1.50(0.50 to 4.53) | 99(13) | 0.64(0.34 to 1.21) | 97(12) | 0.55(0.26 to 1.19) |
Household fortune | Small/medium | 196(46) | 1 | 185(42) | 1 | 331(31) | 1 | 313(30) | 1 | 302(62) | 1 | 287(60) | 1 |
 | Large | 86(24) | 1.26(0.73 to 2.18) | 83(24) | 1.36(0.72 to 2.56) | 120(1) | 0.08(0.01 to 0.61) | 116(1) | 0.07(0.01 to 0.45) | 108(13) | 0.53(0.27 to 1.02) | 104(11) | 0.46(0.21 to 0.99) |
Smoking | No | 240(53) | 1 | 209(45) | 1 | 378(27) | 1 | 329(24) | 1 | 343(61) | 1 | 298(53) | 1 |
 | Yes | 70(25) | 1.96(1.09 to 3.51) | 59(21) | 2.42(1.21 to 4.85) | 120(8) | 0.93(0.41 to 2.12) | 100(7) | 0.57(0.23 to 1.41) | 111(22) | 1.14(0.65 to 2.00) | 93(18) | 1.01(0.56 to 1.84) |
Alcohol intake per week4 | ≤ 14 | 287(73) | 1 | 251(63) | 1 | 464(31) | 1 | 405(28) | 1 | 424(75) | 1 | 369(64) | 1 |
 | >14 | 17(3) | 0.63(0.18 to 2.23) | 17(3) | 0.51(0.14 to 1.92) | 26(3) | 1.82(0.51 to 6.55) | 24(3) | 2.88(0.67 to 12.4) | 23(7) | 2.04(0.82 to 5.08) | 22(7) | 2.82(1.18 to 6.72) |