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Table 2 Association between participant characteristics and Intervals (univariate analysis/unadjusted/crude hazard ratio)

From: Factors influencing the timeliness of care for patients with lung cancer in Bangladesh

 

Sample Size

Symptom(s) –

First contact

First contact - Diagnosis

Symptom(s) - Diagnosis

Diagnosis –

Treatment

Symptom(s) –

Treatment

First contact – Treatment

 

(n, %)

Median days

(25–75% IQR)

p-value

Median days

(25–75% IQR)

p-value

Median days

(25–75% IQR)

p-value

Median days

(25–75% IQR)

p-value

Median days

(25–75% IQR)

p-value

Median days

(25–75% IQR)

p-value

Age Group (in years)

             

< 40

20 (4.8)

9 (2, 15)

0.76

83 (47, 129)

0.26

85 (56, 131)

 

27 (22, 41)

0.20

120 (81, 223)

0.06

108 (70, 221)

0.06

41–49

60 (14.4)

10 (7, 16)

93 (53, 154)

104 (67, 169)

 

25 (12, 45)

132 (97, 205)

120 (94, 180)

50–59

128 (30.6)

10 (5, 15)

108 (58, 162)

123 (76, 183)

0.22

24 (13, 50)

153 (101, 235)

140 (90, 210)

60–69

161 (38.5)

10 (6, 16)

113 (72, 191)

127 (81, 212)

 

20 (12, 47)

161 (109, 266)

146 (95, 244)

≥ 70

49 (11.7)

15 (7, 16)

106 (56, 168)

122 (64, 190)

 

18 (9, 35)

153 (106, 207)

130 (96, 193)

Sex

             

Male

375 (89.7)

10 (6, 15)

0.86

108 (61, 175)

0.26

122 (76, 193)

0.2

22 (12, 47)

0.16

151 (103, 234)

0.48

135 (91, 212)

0.53

Female

43 (10.3)

10 (7, 16)

93 (52, 159)

105 (63, 174)

26 (10, 68)

140 (93, 220)

132 (89, 203)

Marital Status

             

Married

388 (92.8)

10 (6, 16)

0.53

107 (58, 169)

0.36

121 (74, 190)

0.35

23 (12, 47)

0.6

151 (101, 224)

0.42

135 (91, 209)

0.42

Not Married

30 (7.2)

10 (7, 15)

105 (69, 197)

125 (77, 224)

15 (9, 48)

137 (108, 271)

132 (100, 256)

Location of Residence

             

Urban

50 (12)

10 (6, 16)

0.53

79 (44, 126)

0.09

91 (60, 162)

0.2

18 (9, 40)

0.25

116 (85, 182)

0.18

99 (60, 165)

0.07

Rural

368 (88)

10 (6, 16)

111 (63, 177)

123 (76, 195)

24 (12, 48)

156 (107, 234)

142 (95, 217)

Family Structure

             

Nuclear family

164 (39.2)

10 (7, 15)

0.96

93 (54, 174)

0.67

107 (69, 78)

0.67

20 (11, 46)

0.54

137 (99, 238)

0.75

125 (89, 210)

0.71

Joint/extended family

254 (60.8)

10 (6, 16)

114 (65, 170)

127 (190, 192)

25 (13, 47)

159 (108, 224)

146 (95, 210)

Highest Education Level (years)

             

Illiterate & primary education (≤ 5)

297 (71.1)

10 (6, 15)

0.04

118 (69, 182)

< 0.01

130 (81, 197

 

22 (12, 47)

0.11

162 (111, 240)

< 0.01

153 (99, 227)

< 0.01

Secondary education (6–10)

73 (17.5)

10 (6, 14)

92 (45, 159)

106 (58, 190

< 0.01

25 (13, 51)

144 (91, 222)

129 (82, 209)

≥Higher secondary education (≥ 11)

48 (11.5)

15 (7, 16)

81 (52, 108)

95 (62, 127)

 

20 (9, 40)

117 (91, 149)

101 (75, 125)

Monthly Household Income

             

BDT ≤ 15,000 (≤$176)

209 (50)

10 (6, 15)

0.36

124 (56, 197)

< 0.01

139 (71, 224)

< 0.01

25 (14, 48)

0.36

169 (107, 252)

< 0.01

160 (93, 242)

< 0.01

BDT 15,001–50,000 ($176–588)

126 (30.1)

10 (5, 16)

109 (70, 178)

122 (82, 193)

21 (12, 47)

146 (107, 238)

136 (95, 230)

BDT 50,001–100,000 ($588–1176)

51 (12.2)

15 (8, 16)

86 (56, 115)

101 (72, 125)

13 (8, 47)

122 (91, 175)

111 (76, 156)

BDT ≥ 100,001 (≥$1176)

32 (7.7)

15 (7, 16)

91 (53, 123)

99 (70, 133)

12 (8, 46)

133 (89, 180)

116 (80, 161)

Travel time to first provider

             

< 30 min

302 (72.2)

10 (6, 15)

0.01

109 (64, 187)

< 0.01

123 (77, 198)

< 0.01

22 (12, 47)

0.47

153 (106, 242)

0.01

136 (96, 224)

< 0.01

≥ 31 min

116 (27.8)

14 (6, 20)

92 (45, 153)

113 (62, 166)

25 (11, 48)

140 (91, 198)

125 (78, 179)

First healthcare provider

             

Formal healthcare provider

168 (40.2)

13 (6, 16)

0.02

89 (45, 142)

< 0.01

104 (59, 157)

< 0.01

19 (9, 41)

< 0.01

130 (85, 195)

< 0.01

117 (72, 173)

< 0.01

Informal healthcare provider

250 (59.8)

10 (6, 15)

121 (75, 197)

136 (85, 212)

25 (14, 51)

171 (113, 266)

156 (102, 242)

Triggering symptoms

             

One triggering symptom

226 (54.1)

12 (7, 16)

0.01

95 (56, 156)

< 0.01

110 (76, 174)

 

22 (11, 48)

0.83

139 (102, 210)

0.01

126 (93, 187)

< 0.01

Two triggering symptoms

144 (34.4)

10 (5, 15)

116 (58, 192)

122 (71, 224)

< 0.01

23 (13, 44)

154 (100, 250)

145 (91, 232)

≥Three triggering symptoms

48 (11.5)

9 (5, 13)

136 (67, 244)

150 (82, 258)

 

21 (11, 47)

191 (108, 290)

180 (106, 274)

Additional HCP pre-diagnosis

             

One healthcare provider

105 (27.4)

10 (6, 15)

 

93 (43, 159)

 

103 (62, 173)

 

18 (10, 41)

 

130 (93, 199)

 

120 (87, 178)

 

Two healthcare providers

176 (46.0)

10 (6, 16)

0.80

115 (74, 169)

< 0.01

129 (84, 187)

< 0.01

22 (11, 48)

0.09

159 (111, 233)

< 0.01

143 (98, 221)

< 0.01

≥Three healthcare providers

102 (26.6)

10 (6, 15)

 

127 (79, 232)

 

154 (91, 242)

 

27 (14, 52)

 

205 (123, 289)

 

174 (110, 274)

 

Travel time to diagnostic facility

             

≤ 60 min

42 (10)

10 (7, 16)

0.86

102 (47, 166)

0.51

121 (68, 183)

0.51

19 (11, 32)

0.21

135 (90, 212)

0.27

122 (80, 202)

0.30

≥ 61 min

374 (89.5)

10 (6, 16)

 

107 (61, 174)

 

121 (74, 192)

23 (12, 47)

 

151 (103, 233)

 

135 (91, 212)

 

Total

418 (100)

10 (6, 16)

 

107 (60, 174)

 

121 (74, 192)

 

23 (12, 47)

 

151 (101, 233)

 

135 (91, 212)

 
  1. *The median and percentiles were estimated using Kaplan-Meier nonparametric estimation method. The p-values were obtained from the log-rank test of equality of survival functions between two or more independent group