Table 2 Associations between age, income, education, comorbidity, travel time and hospital referral area and the odds ratios of not receiving the cancer diagnosis in CPP patients and the odds ratio of being included in CPP in cancer patients. Norway, 2015-2017. Analyses with mutual adjustment for all variables included

CPP patients: odds ratio of not receiving the cancer diagnosis. OR (95% CI)

Age group

Under 50

4.19 (3.19-5.52)

2.89 (2.20-3.80)

2.91 (2.50-3.38)

2.29 (1.97-2.67)

2.18 (1.75-2.73)

5.97 (5.51-6.47)

50-59

1.79 (1.52-2.12)

1.31 (1.11-1.55)

1.67 (1.49-1.87)

1.47 (1.30-1.65)

1.36 (1.25-1.49)

1.76 (1.62-1.90)

60-69

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

70-79

0.88 (0.78-0.99)

0.87 (0.77-0.99)

0.86 (0.79-0.94)

0.81 (0.73-0.88)

0.71 (0.66-0.75)

1.03 (0.94-1.13)

80-90

0.97 (0.84-1.12)

1.13 (0.96-1.33)

0.78 (0.70-0.87)

0.59 (0.53-0.65)

0.50 (0.45-0.57)

0.69 (0.61-0.78)

p-value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Income

Low

0.76 (0.65-0.90)

0.94 (0.77-1.14)

0.96 (0.85-1.07)

0.96 (0.85-1.09)

1.02 (0.92-1.13)

1.15 (1.05-1.26)

Medium

0.82 (0.72-0.93)

0.91 (0.76-1.10)

0.99 (0.91-1.08)

0.99 (0.89-1.12)

0.96 (0.90-1.03)

1.10 (1.02-1.18)

High

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

p-value^†

0.001

0.803

0.493

0.444

0.828

0.003

Education

Low

0.69 (0.60-0.81)

0.74 (0.62-0.88)

1.03 (0.93-1.14)

1.00 (0.89-1.11)

0.85 (0.78-0.93)

1.08 (0.99-1.17)

Medium

0.80 (0.69-0.92)

0.79 (0.67-0.92)

1.00 (0.92-1.09)

0.97 (0.88-1.07)

0.90 (0.84-0.96)

0.95 (0.89-1.02)

High

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

p-value^†

<0.001

0.003

0.54

0.955

<0.001

0.146

Comorbidity

Low

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Medium

0.90 (0.80-1.02)

0.79 (0.69-0.91)

1.10 (0.99-1.23)

1.14 (1.01-1.29)

1.05 (0.94-1.18)

1.29 (1.11-1.49)

High

0.90 (0.77-1.05)

0.95 (0.78-1.15)

1.20 (1.05-1.38)

0.92 (0.78-1.08)

1.25 (1.06-1.48)

1.35 (1.11-1.65)

p-value^†

0.07

0.025

0.003

0.826

0.008

<0.001

Travel time

Short

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Medium

1.03 (0.89-1.19)

0.92 (0.78-1.08)

1.01 (0.90-1.12)

0.93 (0.83-1.04)

0.94 (0.86-1.03)

1.13 (1.03-1.24)

Long

0.97 (0.80-1.16)

0.94 (0.76-1.16)

0.98 (0.86-1.12)

1.02 (0.89-1.18)

0.92 (0.82-1.04)

1.08 (0.95-1.23)

p-value^†

0.876

0.353

0.825

0.718

0.09

0.026

Hospital referral area^‡

p-value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

Cancer patients: odds ratio of being included in CPP. OR (95% CI)

Age group

Under 50

1.14 (0.61-2.10)

1.05 (0.60-1.85)

0.41 (0.32-0.54)

0.48 (0.37-0.63)

0.98 (0.69-1.39)

0.98 (0.78-1.24)

50-59

1.14 (0.84-1.55)

1.07 (0.80-1.43)

0.98 (0.77-1.24)

0.83 (0.65-1.05)

0.96 (0.85-1.08)

0.98 (0.80-1.20)

60-69

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

70-79

1.02 (0.85-1.21)

0.87 (0.73-1.05)

0.99 (0.83-1.17)

1.06 (0.89-1.28)

0.84 (0.78-0.92)

1.00 (0.81-1.25)

80-90

0.55 (0.46-0.67)

0.40 (0.33-0.49)

0.73 (0.61-0.88)

0.74 (0.62-0.89)

0.34 (0.31-0.38)

1.04 (0.80-1.35)

p-value

<.001

<.001

<.001

<.001

<.001

0.996

Income

Low

0.59 (0.46-0.75)

0.64 (0.45-0.90)

0.77 (0.62-0.96)

0.85 (0.67-1.09)

0.82 (0.72-0.92)

0.77 (0.60-0.98)

Medium

0.91 (0.73-1.14)

0.73 (0.53-1.02)

0.87 (0.73-1.02)

0.88 (0.71-1.11)

0.98 (0.90-1.06)

0.99 (0.80-1.22)

High

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

p-value^†

<0.001

0.009

0.017

0.257

0.005

0.014

Education

Low

0.93 (0.73-1.19)

0.97 (0.74-1.28)

0.87 (0.71-1.05)

0.91 (0.75-1.11)

1.03 (0.93-1.15)

0.84 (0.67-1.05)

Medium

0.92 (0.73-1.16)

1.04 (0.80-1.36)

0.94 (0.80-1.11)

0.99 (0.83-1.19)

1.12 (1.03-1.22)

0.95 (0.78-1.14)

High

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

p-value^†

0.699

0.555

0.142

0.281

0.407

0.124

Comorbidity

Low

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Medium

0.82 (0.69-0.98)

0.80 (0.67-0.96)

0.76 (0.63-0.91)

0.68 (0.55-0.83)

0.73 (0.65-0.82)

0.96 (0.67-1.40)

Much

0.58 (0.48-0.70)

0.41 (0.33-0.51)

0.56 (0.45-0.70)

0.61 (0.48-0.77)

0.50 (0.43-0.59)

0.72 (0.47-1.10)

p-value^†

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.165

Travel time

Short

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

Medium

1.09 (0.88-1.35)

1.19 (0.94-1.51)

0.96 (0.78-1.18)

0.98 (0.80-1.19)

1.06 (0.96-1.18)

1.11 (0.87-1.42)

Long

1.05 (0.80-1.37)

0.85 (0.64-1.13)

1.10 (0.85-1.43)

0.98 (0.75-1.28)

1.21 (1.06-1.39)

0.78 (0.59-1.04)

p-value^†

0.535

0.774

0.652

0.815

0.006

0.295

Hospital referral area^‡

p-value

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001