Table 5 Odds ratio (95% CI) of receiving chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer (n=5510 patients) 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. Shortest | 1 | 1.24 (0.83–1.85) | 0.92 (0.63–1.35) | 1.21 (0.85–1.74) | 1 |
2. | 1.23 (0.81–1.87) | 1.40 (0.95–2.06) | 1.11 (0.76–1.62) | 1.29 (0.88–1.89) | 1.14 (0.96–1.34) |
3. | 1.49* (1.01–2.21) | 1.50* (1.03–2.20) | 1.45 (0.99–2.12) | 1.31 (0.87–1.98) | 1.31** (1.11–1.55) |
4. Longest | 1.27 (0.89–1.82) | 1.45 (0.98–2.16) | 1.25 (0.83–1.89) | 0.81 (0.52–1.28) | 1.12 (0.95–1.32) |
All quartiles | 1 | 1.10 (0.94–1.30) | 0.91 (0.78–1.08) | 0.94 (0.80–1.11) | |
