Table 4 Odds ratios (95% CI) of undergoing thoracic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (n=18 324 patients) by quartiles of deprivation and travel time to (a) the closest diagnosing hospital and (b) the closest thoracic surgery unit. 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 |
(a) | |||||
1. Closest | 1 | 0.87 (0.67–1.12) | 0.72* (0.56–0.93) | 0.75* (0.59–0.94) | 1 |
2. | 0.99 (0.76–1.29) | 0.78 (0.60–1.00) | 0.85 (0.67–1.09) | 0. 69** (0.54–0.88) | 1.01 (0.91–1.12) |
3. | 0.87 (0.68–1.12) | 0.84 (0.65–1.07) | 0.75* (0.58–0.96) | 0.86 (0.66–1.11) | 1.03 (0.93–1.15) |
4. Furthest | 0.88 (0.70–1.11) | 0.81 (0.63–1.04) | 0.65** (0.49–0.85) | 0.60** (0.44–0.84) | 0.99 (0.89–1.10) |
All quartiles | 1 | 0.90* (0.81–1.00) | 0.82** (0.74–0.91) | 0.80** (0.72–0.89) | |
(b) | |||||
1. Closest | 1 | 0.91 (0.69–1.19) | 0.80 (0.61–1.04) | 0.70** (0.55–0.89) | 1 |
2. | 0.86 (0.65–1.13) | 0.81 (0.62–1.05) | 0.71** (0.54–0.92) | 0. 75* (0.58–0.98) | 0.98 (0.88–1.09) |
3. | 0.79 (0.61–1.02) | 0.65** (0.50–0.85) | 0.64** (0.49–0.83) | 0.61** (0.46–0.81) | 0.86** (0.77–0.95) |
4. Furthest | 0.83 (0.65–1.06) | 0.71* (0.54–0.92) | 0.62** (0.46–0.82) | 0.55** (0.39–0.76) | 0.91 (0.82–1.01) |
All quartiles | 1 | 0.90* (0.81–1.00) | 0.82** (0.74–0.91) | 0.80** (0.72–0.89) | |
