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Table 1 Study population characteristics

From: Use and diagnostic outcomes of cancer patient pathways in Denmark – is the place of initial diagnostic work-up an important factor?

Characteristics

All CT scans (n=513 162)

CT scans referred by GP (n=228 522)

CT scans referred by the hospital (n=284 640)

Missing values

P-value (χ2 test)

Age, n (%)

   

0

<.0001

 18-45 years

113 376 (22.1)

48 591 (21.3)

64 785 (22.8)

  

 46-59 years

119 654 (23.3)

52 929 (23.2)

66 725 (23.4)

  

 60-79 years

94 850 (40.5)

94 850 (41.5)

112 792 (39.6)

  

 ≥80 years

32 152 (14.1)

32 152 (14.1)

40 338 (14.2)

  

Gender, n (%)

   

0

0.0016

 Female

262 958 (51.2)

117 664 (51.5)

145 294 (51.0)

  

 Male

250 204 (48.8)

110 858 (48.5)

139 346 (49.0)

  

Country of origin, n (%)

   

0

<.0001

 Danish

467 068 (91.0)

209 222 (91.6)

257 846 (90.6)

  

 Western descent

15 935 (3.1)

6 805 (3.0)

9 130 (3.2)

  

 Non-western descent

30 159 (5.9)

12 495 (5.5)

17 664 (6.2)

  

Education, n (%)

   

15 240

<.0001

 Low

183 915 (36.9)

82 101 (36.9)

101 814 (36.9)

  

 Medium

203 898 (41.0)

91 752 (41.3)

112 146 (40.7)

  

 High

110 109 (22.1)

48 377 (21.8)

61 732 (22.4)

  

Affiliation to work market, n (%)

   

33

<.0001

 Employed

181 309 (35.3)

83 278 (36.4)

98 031 (34.4)

  

 Unemployed/social benefits

90 709 (17.7)

37 556 (16.4)

53 153 (18.7)

  

 Under education

13 536 (2.6)

5 257 (2.3)

8 279 (2.9)

  

 Retired/other

227 575 (44.4)

102 417 (44.8)

125 158 (44.0)

  

Cohabitation status, n (%)

   

0

<.0001

 Married or cohabiting

305 835 (59.6)

140 971 (61.7)

164 864 (57.9)

  

 Single/living alone

207 327 (40.4)

87 551 (38.3)

119 776 (42.1)

  

Region of residence, n (%)

   

0

<.0001

 Northern DK

70 310 (13.7)

36 444 (16.0)

33 866 (11.9)

  

 Central DK

106 933 (20.8)

53 746 (23.5)

53 187 (18.7)

  

 Southern DK

131 864 (25.7)

69 047 (30.2)

62 817 (22.1)

  

 Capital DK

142 697 (27.8)

49 112 (21.5)

93 585 (32.9)

  

 Zealand DK

61 358 (12.0)

20 173 (8.8)

41 185 (14.5)

  

Non-cancer morbidity, n (%)

   

0

<.0001

 No morbidities

360 620 (70.3)

175 955 (77.0)

184 665 (64.9)

  

 One morbidity

102 549 (20.0)

37 186 (16.3)

65 363 (23.0)

  

 Two morbidities

33 517 (6.5)

10 624 (4.7)

22 893 (8.0)

  

 Three or more morbidities

16 476 (3.2)

4 757 (2.1)

11 719 (4.1)