Table 4 Analyses for socioeconomic patient characteristics and delay (men). Univariate and multivariate analyses for socioeconomic patient characteristics and the three delay stages in men, accounting for patient clustering within general practitioners. N in each column is the number of answers with complete data with the number of patients with long delays provided in brackets. Results are presented as odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs).
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) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Univariate | N | Multivariate | N | Univariate | N | Multivariate | N | Univariate | N | Multivariate | ||
Age | 18–49 | 52(9) | 0.43(0.20 to 0.92) | 25(5) | 0.63(0.19 to 2.11) | 78(8) | 1.10(0.50 to 2.44) | 39(3) | 0.80(0.19 to 3.42) | 68(13) | 0.53(0.28 to 0.99) | 37(8) | 0.68(0.27 to 1.72) |
50–69 | 259(85) | 1 | 109(37) | 1 | 384(36) | 1 | 167(21) | 1 | 278(86) | 1 | 134(43) | 1 | |
70+ | 292(61) | 0.54(0.37 to 0.79) | 97(20) | 0.45(0.20 to 1.00) | 421(54) | 1.42(0.96 to 2.10) | 132(43) | 1.07(0.47 to 2.45) | 263(104) | 1.46(1.04 to 2.06) | 103(39) | 1.25(0.57 to 2.76) | |
Marital status | Cohabiting | 212(56) | 1 | 185(49) | 1 | 308(40) | 1 | 270(37) | 1 | 249(86) | 1 | 220(72) | 1 |
Single | 61(16) | 0.99(0.50 to 1.95) | 46(13) | 1.18(0.46 to 3.06) | 85(8) | 0.70(0.32 to 1.51) | 68(6) | 0.45(0.17 to 1.18) | 67(22) | 0.93(0.50 to 1.71) | 54(18) | 0.96(0.44 to 2.10) | |
Having children | Yes | 244(63) | 1 | 208(54) | 1 | 354(41) | 1 | 308(39) | 1 | 284(99) | 1 | 250(84) | 1 |
No | 24(8) | 1.44(0.58 to 3.55) | 23(8) | 1.58(0.50 to 5.02) | 32(5) | 1.41(0.53 to 3.77) | 30(4) | 1.50(0.43 to 5.21) | 26(7) | 0.69(0.28 to 1.71) | 24(6) | 0.64(0.19 to 2.14) | |
Education | < 3 years | 171(45) | 1 | 143(37) | 1 | 242(35) | 1 | 208(32) | 1 | 194(67) | 1 | 168(55) | 1 |
≥ 3 years | 77(23) | 1.19(0.66 to 2.15 | 74(22) | 1.02(0.49 to 2.13 | 110(6) | 0.34(0.14 to 0.81 | 106(6) | 0.40(0.16 to 1.00 | 90(29) | 0.90(0.51 to 1.58) | 86(27) | 1.02(0.54 to 1.93 | |
No | 17(3) | 0.60(0.17 to 2.10) | 14(3) | 0.81(0.21 to 3.14) | 31(6) | 1.42(0.56 to 3.57) | 24(5) | 1.31(0.48 to 3.57) | 25(9) | 1.07(0.44 to 2.56) | 20(8) | 1.30(0.47 to 3.56) | |
Occupation | Working1 | 89(23) | 1 | 82(21) | 1 | 133(13) | 1 | 125(11) | 1 | 114(30) | 1 | 108(27) | 1 |
Not working2 | 25(9) | 1.61(0.66 to 3.92 | 21(9) | 2.36(0.86 to 6.52 | 37(6) | 1.79(0.62 to 5.17 | 31(6) | 1.88(0.61 to 5.83 | 31(12) | 1.77(0.73 to 4.28 | 27(12) | 2.32(0.85 to 6.32 | |
Retirees3 | 158(39) | 0.94(0.52 to 1.71) | 128(32) | 1.67(0.68 to 4.10) | 222(29) | 1.39(0.71 to 2.69) | 182(26) | 1.27(0.48 to 3.39) | 170(64) | 1.69(1.02 to 2.79) | 139(51) | 1.31(0.54 to 3.20) | |
Household income | Low/middle | 207(52) | 1 | 179(44) | 1 | 293(42) | 1 | 258(38) | 1 | 233(82) | 1 | 206(72) | 1 |
High | 54(18) | 1.49(0.75 to 2.95) | 52(18) | 1.23(0.46 to 3.30) | 82(5) | 0.39(0.15 to 1.04) | 80(5) | 0.59(0.20 to 1.75) | 69(19) | 0.70(0.38 to 1.29) | 68(18) | 1.02(0.44 to 2.37) | |
Household fortune | Small/medium | 131(29) | 1 | 116(25) | 1 | 199(26) | 1 | 183(26) | 1 | 163(60) | 1 | 151(53) | 1 |
Large | 120(37) | 1.57(0.88 to 2.80) | 115(37) | 1.83(0.89 to 3.78) | 161(18) | 0.84(0.44 to 1.60) | 155(17) | 0.86(0.41 to 1.80) | 128(38) | 0.72(0.44 to 1.20) | 123(37) | 0.77(0.42 to 1.41) | |
Smoking | No | 204(52) | 1 | 168(45) | 1 | 296(36) | 1 | 250(32) | 1 | 241(80) | 1 | 205(65) | 1 |
Yes | 70(20) | 1.17(0.64 to 2.15) | 63(17) | 1.03(0.50 to 2.13) | 98(12) | 1.01(0.50 to 2.02) | 88(11) | 0.86(0.42 to 1.79) | 76(28) | 1.17(0.71 to 1.95) | 69(25) | 1.11(0.61 to 2.01) | |
Alcohol intake per week4 | ≤21 | 237(58) | 1 | 251(63) | 1 | 345(42) | 1 | 296(38) | 1 | 275(92) | 1 | 239(77) | 1 |
>21 | 31(13) | 2.23(1.05 to 4.73) | 17(3) | 1.86(0.81 to 4.28) | 43(5) | 0.95(0.35 to 2.60) | 42(5) | 1.25(0.42 to 3.73) | 36(13) | 1.12(0.54 to 2.36) | 35(13) | 1.24(0.54 to 2.83) | |