Table 1 Patient characteristics, mean and median (percentile) primary-care interval
Primary-care interval | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean | Median | 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile | |
All | 5036 | 32.5 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 87 |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 2413 | 33.1 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 88 |
Male | 2623 | 31.9 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 85 |
Age | ||||||
15–44 | 150 | 36.9 | 7.5 | 0 | 43 | 113 |
45–54 | 405 | 30.3 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 75 |
55–64 | 1030 | 31.1 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 85 |
65–74 | 1503 | 32.0 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 83 |
75–84 | 1430 | 33.6 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 88 |
85+ | 518 | 34.2 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 100 |
Cancer diagnosis | ||||||
Colorectal | 2111 | 33.0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 94 |
Ovarian | 345 | 21.5 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 54 |
Lung | 1494 | 34.5 | 13 | 3 | 39 | 83 |
Oesophageal | 513 | 26.3 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 75 |
Pancreatic | 327 | 33.0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 96 |
Stomach | 246 | 43.2 | 13 | 0 | 58 | 132 |
Investigations in primary care | ||||||
No | 1838 | 17.4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 44 |
Yes | 3198 | 41.2 | 16 | 5 | 45 | 106 |
