Table 5 |
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Analyses for socioeconomic patient characteristics and delay (after exclusion of gender-specific cancers). Univariate and multivariate analyses for socioeconomic patient characteristics and the three delay stages in the patient population after exclusion of gender-specific cancers, 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). |
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Predictors |
Patient delay; OR(95%CI) |
Doctor delay; OR(95%CI) |
System delay; OR(95%CI) |
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N |
Univariate |
N |
Multivariate |
N |
Univariate |
N |
Multivariate |
N |
Univariate |
N |
Multivariate |
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Gender |
Female |
373(81) |
1 |
124(35) |
1 |
575(53) |
1 |
199(18) |
1 |
428(119) |
1 |
173(44) |
1 |
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Male |
471(107) |
1.06(0.74 to 1.52) |
164(42) |
0.77(0.42 to 1.44) |
670(77) |
1.28(0.87 to 1.88) |
233(34) |
2.11(1.11 to 4.02) |
469(136) |
1.06(0.81 to 1.39) |
200(54) |
1.18(0.73 to 1.93) |
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Age |
18–49 |
71(19) |
0.94(0.52 to 1.71) |
36(11) |
1.00(0.41 to 2.46) |
131(14) |
1.19(0.65 to 2.17) |
72(7) |
0.95(0.37 to 2.42) |
116(31) |
1.00(0.64 to |
66(16) |
1.13(0.55 to 2.30) |
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50–69 |
369(103) |
1 |
152(53) |
1 |
526(48) |
1 |
221(27) |
1 |
407(109) |
1 |
192(48) |
1 |
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70+ |
404(66) |
0.50(0.36 to 0.71) |
100(13) |
0.30(0.13 to 0.71) |
588(68) |
1.30(0.91 to 1.86) |
139(18) |
1.34(0.51 to 3.54) |
374(115) |
1.21(0.89 to 1.66) |
115(34) |
1.15(0.50 to 2.63) |
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Marital status |
Cohabiting |
229(62) |
1 |
204(58) |
1 |
348(42) |
1 |
310(39) |
1 |
304(75) |
1 |
273(66) |
1 |
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Single |
103(23) |
0.77(0.45 to 1.35) |
84(19) |
0.98(0.51 to 1.90) |
152(17) |
0.92(0.51 to 1.64) |
122(13) |
0.67(0.33 to 1.36) |
124(38) |
1.35(0.85 to 2.14) |
100(32) |
1.07(0.60 to 1.89) |
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Having children |
Yes |
301(74) |
1 |
262(67) |
1 |
450(50) |
1 |
390(46) |
1 |
381(99) |
1 |
334(86) |
1 |
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No |
28(10) |
1.70(0.75 to 3.86) |
26(10) |
1.63(0.67 to 3.96) |
46(8) |
1.68(0.75 to 3.78) |
42(6) |
1.37(0.52 to 3.59) |
43(13) |
1.23(0.61 to 2.48) |
39(12) |
1.14(0.52 to 2.54) |
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Education |
< 3 years |
178(47) |
1 |
159(43) |
1 |
263(37) |
1 |
234(35) |
1 |
230(59) |
1 |
206(51) |
1 |
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≥ 3 years |
94(26) |
1.07(0.59 to 1.93) |
90(25) |
0.92(0.46 to 1.82) |
140(5) |
0.23(0.09 to 0.56) |
133(5) |
0.23(0.09 to 0.63) |
120(31) |
1.01(0.60 to 1.70) |
113(30) |
1.45(0.82 to 2.57) |
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No |
47(11) |
0.85(0.40 to 1.83) |
39(9) |
1.39(0.53 to 3.66) |
79(15) |
1.43(0.74 to 2.77) |
65(12) |
1.59(0.74 to 3.41) |
66(20) |
1.26(0.69 to 2.29) |
54(17) |
1.20(0.60 to 2.41) |
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Occupation |
Working1 |
122(37) |
1 |
114(35) |
1 |
191(18) |
1 |
177(18) |
1 |
175(39) |
1 |
161(35) |
1 |
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Not working2 |
43(17) |
1.50(0.71 to 3.18) |
36(17) |
2.22(0.96 to 5.13) |
70(11) |
1.79(0.79 to 4.04) |
57(10) |
1.64(0.71 to 3.82) |
56(17) |
1.52(0.78 to 2.98) |
46(15) |
1.43(0.66 to 3.09) |
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Retirees3 |
167(31) |
0.52(0.30 to 0.93) |
138(25) |
1.02(0.42 to 2.47) |
240(30) |
1.02(0.42 to 2.47) |
198(24) |
0.90(0.32 to 2.52) |
198(57) |
1.41(0.89 to 2.23) |
166(48) |
1.01(0.42 to 2.41) |
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Household income |
Low/middle |
250(61) |
1 |
222(55) |
1 |
377(48) |
1 |
335(44) |
1 |
320(96) |
1 |
286(86) |
1 |
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High |
68(22) |
1.48(0.79 to 2.77) |
66(22) |
0.96(0.40 to 2.30) |
99(8) |
0.60(0.28 to 1.31) |
97(8) |
1.13(0.40 to 3.16) |
88(13) |
0.40(0.21 to 0.77) |
87(12) |
0.36(0.15 to 0.84) |
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Household fortune |
Small/medium |
188(43) |
1 |
171(39) |
1 |
295(39) |
1 |
272(38) |
1 |
258(78) |
1 |
241(71) |
1 |
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Large |
120(38) |
1.56(0.95 to 2.58) |
117(38) |
1.92(1.04 to 3.54) |
165(14) |
0.61(0.32 to 1.16) |
160(14) |
0.59(0.30 to 1.18) |
136(29) |
0.63(0.38 to 1.04) |
132(27) |
0.76(0.42 to 1.38) |
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Smoking |
No |
252(62) |
1 |
215(56) |
1 |
376(42) |
1 |
323(37) |
1 |
325(79) |
1 |
282(67) |
1 |
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Yes |
82(24) |
1.27(0.75 to 2.14) |
73(21) |
1.06(0.59 to 1.92) |
126(17) |
1.24(0.66 to 2.31) |
109(15) |
0.99(0.49 to 1.99) |
105(35) |
1.56(0.99 to 2.46) |
91(31) |
1.25(0.70 to 2.22) |
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Alcohol intake per week4 |
≤21 |
297(73) |
1 |
258(66) |
1 |
449(51) |
1 |
389(46) |
1 |
384(98) |
1 |
335(84) |
1 |
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>21 |
31(12) |
1.94(0.92 to 4.09) |
30(11) |
1.63(0.70 to 3.79) |
45(6) |
1.20(0.47 to 3.05) |
43(6) |
1.43(0.51 to 3.96) |
39(14) |
1.63(0.81 to 3.30) |
38(14) |
2.01(0.90 to 4.47) |
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1Employed patients, students 2Unemployed patients, patients on disability retirement, patients on personal leave or sick leave not caused by the cancer, housewives 3Early retired (age: 60–64) or retired (age: ≥ 65) employee 4According to recommendations from the Danish National Board of Health: maximum 21 units per week for men and 14 units per week for women |
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Hansen et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:49 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-49 |
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