Table 2 Delay between start of symptoms and first presentation, and patient-reported reasons by race in PROCESS cohort members
Centre-adjusted | Age and centre adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Black men n (%) | White men n (%) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P -value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P -value | |
Delay seeking medical attention (n=522) | ||||||
Less than 1 month | 50 (34) | 126 (34) | ||||
1–3 months | 35 (24) | 98 (26) | ||||
4–6 months | 28 (19) | 51 (14) | ||||
7–12 months | 24 (16) | 52 (14) | ||||
1 or 2 years | 5 (3) | 27 (7) | ||||
More than 2 years | 4 (3) | 22 (6) | ||||
Odds ratio per category change | 0.93 (0.66, 1.32) | 0.69 | 0.82 (0.57, 1.19) | 0.30 | ||
At least one reason given (n=590) | 164 | 426 | ||||
Did not think symptoms were serious | 79 (48) | 169 (40) | 1.38 (0.95, 2.02) | 0.095 | 1.20 (0.80, 1.79) | 0.37 |
Do not like seeing my own doctor in general | 32 (20) | 60 (14) | 1.57 (0.95, 2.60) | 0.076 | 1.81 (1.06, 3.10) | 0.030 |
Was scared that it might be something serious | 59 (36) | 83 (19) | 2.25 (1.48, 3.42) | <0.001 | 2.55 (1.62, 4.00) | <0.001 |
Found the symptoms an embarrassing problem | 54 (33) | 107 (25) | 1.61 (1.06, 2.44) | 0.024 | 1.81 (1.16, 2.81) | 0.009 |
