Table 2 Odds ratios (95% CI) for attaining histological diagnosis by quartiles of deprivation and travel time. All values adjusted for age and sex

From: Social and geographical factors affecting access to treatment of lung cancer

Deprivation

Travel time

1 Least

2

3

4 Most

All quartiles

1. Closest

1

0.79* (0.66–0.94)

0.69** (0.58–0.82)

0.74** (0.62–0.87)

1

2.

0.88 (0.73–1.07)

0.81* (0.67–0.96)

0.80* (0.67–0.95)

0.75** (0.63–0.89)

1.05 (0.97–1.13)

3.

0.90 (0.76–1.08)

0.87 (0.73–1.04)

0.87 (0.73–1.04)

0.78** (0.65–0.94)

1.13** (1.05–1.21)

4. Furthest

0.83* (0.70–0.97)

0.78** (0.65–0.93)

0.78** (0.65–0.94)

0.61** (0.49–0.75)

1.02 (0.95–1.09)

All quartiles

1

0.93* (0.86–1.00)

0.90** (0.83–0.96)

0.84** (0.78–0.90)

 
  1. * P<0.05, ** P<0.01.