Table 2 Healthcare utilization by mode of colorectal cancer diagnosis (n = 9626)
Healthcare Utilization | Urgent | Screen-detected | Symptomatic | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 2428) | (n = 3083) | (n = 4115) |  | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Â | |
UPC index | <.0001 | |||
 <3 primary care visits | 276 (11) | 76 (2) | 159 (4) | |
 Low (<50%) | 620 (26) | 586 (19) | 904 (22) | |
 Medium (50%–80%) | 821 (34) | 1129 (37) | 1440 (35) | |
 High (>80%) | 711 (29) | 1292 (42) | 1612 (39) | |
Physicians visits with GI-related symptom | ||||
 Visits to any physician | ||||
  0–1 | 1437 (59) | 1063 (34) | 1138 (28) | <.0001 |
  2 | 631 (26) | 1008 (33) | 1302 (32) |  |
  3 | 218 (9) | 452 (15) | 767 (19) |  |
  4 | 81 (3) | 240 (8) | 365 (9) |  |
   ≥ 5 | 61 (3) | 320 (10) | 543 (13) |  |
 GP visits | ||||
  0–1 | 2093 (86) | 1859 (60) | 2235 (54) | <.0001 |
  2 | 254 (10) | 856 (28) | 1230 (30) |  |
  3 | 44 (2) | 200 (6) | 333 (8) |  |
  ≥ 4 | 37 (2) | 168 (5) | 317 (8) |  |
 GI specialist visits | ||||
  0 | 1761 (73) | 2106 (68) | 2771 (67) | <.0001 |
  1 | 538 (22) | 751 (24) | 990 (24) |  |
  ≥ 2 | 129 (5) | 226 (7) | 354 (9) |  |
 non-GI specialist visits | ||||
  0 | 2266 (93) | 2918 (95) | 3868 (94) | 0.4904 |
  ≥ 1 | 162 (7) | 165 (5) | 247 (6) |  |
 Unknown provider-type visits | ||||
  0 | 1822 (75) | 2411 (78) | 2975 (72) | <.0001 |
  1 | 528 (22) | 462 (15) | 777 (19) |  |
  ≥ 2 | 78 (3) | 210 (7) | 363 (9) |  |
Visits for GI-related Procedure | ||||
 Endoscopies | ||||
  0 | 468 (19) | 206 (7) | 340 (8) | <.0001 |
  1 | 1657 (68) | 2360 (77) | 3051 (74) |  |
  ≥ 2 | 303 (12) | 517 (17) | 724 (18) |  |
 Diagnostic imaging tests | ||||
  0 | 1092 (45) | 1551 (50) | 1893 (46) | 0.0001 |
  1 | 1002 (41) | 917 (30) | 1270 (31) |  |
  2 | 247 (10) | 381 (12) | 589 (14) |  |
  ≥ 3 | 87 (4) | 233 (8) | 362 (9) |  |