Table 2 GP consultations for any reason for patients diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer following EP vs non-EP
Colon cancer | Rectal cancer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Non-EP | EP | Total | Non-EP | EP | |||
N =1029 | N =668 | N =361 | N =577 | N =490 | N =87 | |||
% | % | % | P -value a | % | % | % | P -value a | |
GP visits for any reason 25–60 months pre-diagnosis (number of visits per year) | ||||||||
Median (IQR) | 5 (2–10) | 5 (2–10) | 0.739 | 5 (2–9) | 5 (2–12) | 0.226 | ||
0 visits | 12.1 | 12.9 | 10.5 | 0.756 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 9.2 | 0.124 |
1–2 visits | 18.8 | 17.1 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 24.1 | ||
3–4 visits | 16.3 | 17.5 | 14.1 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 14.9 | ||
5–9 visits | 28.8 | 28.0 | 30.2 | 27.7 | 29.2 | 19.5 | ||
10+ visits | 24.1 | 24.6 | 23.3 | 22.7 | 21.0 | 32.2 | ||
GP visits for any reason 13–24 months pre-diagnosis (number of visits per year) | ||||||||
Median (IQR) | 8 (3–14) | 7 (3–13) | 0.038 | 6 (2–11) | 9 (4–15) | 0.002 | ||
0 visits | 6.0 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 0.056 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 0.002 |
1–2 visits | 13.5 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 18.2 | 6.9 | 16.5 | ||
3–4 visits | 12.4 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 12.3 | ||
5–9 visits | 24.7 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 31.8 | 28.7 | 31.4 | ||
10+ visits | 43.4 | 38.5 | 41.7 | 29.4 | 44.8 | 31.7 | ||
GP visits for any reason between 30 days and 12 months pre-diagnosis | ||||||||
Median (IQR) | 12 (7–18) | 10 (5–19) | 0.041 | 9 (5–13) | 12 (6–20) | 0.010 | ||
0 visits | 2.4 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 0.008 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.068 |
1–2 visits | 5.3 | 3.9 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 10.3 | ||
3–4 visits | 7.2 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 5.8 | ||
5–9 visits | 26.3 | 26.8 | 25.5 | 29.3 | 30.6 | 21.8 | ||
10+ visits | 58.8 | 60.9 | 54.9 | 47.1 | 45.1 | 58.6 | ||
