Table 3 Univariate analysis of polytomous measurement of delay (<1 month/1–3 months/>3 months)
From: Diagnostic delay in oral squamous cell carcinoma: the role of cognitive and psychological variables
Variables | <1 month | 1–3 months | >3 month | OR (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic and health-related variables | |||||
Age/years | 16.13 | 0.001 | |||
<51 | 12 | 11 | 12 | ||
<64 | 21 | 16 | 5 | ||
<72 | 7 | 15 | 14 | ||
≥72 | 15 | 9 | 19 | ||
Gender | 0.80 | 0.67 | |||
Female | 14 | 17 | 15 | ||
Male | 41 | 34 | 35 | ||
Education | 3.93 | 0.86 | |||
Uneducated | 4 | 3 | 2 | ||
Primary | 18 | 21 | 23 | ||
Middle | 20 | 14 | 12 | ||
Secondary | 8 | 10 | 9 | ||
Higher education | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||
Employment | 14.04 | 0.30 | |||
Clerk | 15 | 14 | 10 | ||
Farmer | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Professional | 21 | 17 | 23 | ||
Unemployed | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
Retired | 21 | 17 | 23 | ||
Other | 5 | 8 | 9 | ||
Marital status | 2.43 | 0.30 | |||
Married/partner | 53 | 49 | 45 | ||
Unmarried/single | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
Place of residence | 5.48 | 0.48 | |||
Rural district | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||
Small town (10–30 000 population) | 18 | 10 | 14 | ||
Medium town (30–150 000 population) | 8 | 14 | 10 | ||
Large town (>150 000 population) | 25 | 25 | 21 | ||
Tobacco use | 4.69 | 0.32 | |||
Smoker | 35 | 23 | 31 | ||
Non-smoker | 13 | 18 | 11 | ||
Former user | 7 | 10 | 8 | ||
Alcohol consumption | 7.69 | 0.10 | |||
Drinker | 28 | 19 | 29 | ||
Non-drinker | 27 | 31 | 19 | ||
Former consumer | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Regular dental attendance | 2.79 | 0.25 | |||
False | 36 | 31 | 38 | ||
True | 19 | 20 | 12 | ||
Cognitive variables | |||||
Relatives' experience of cancer | 0.83 | 0.66 | |||
Yes | 18 | 21 | 19 | ||
None | 37 | 30 | 31 | ||
Personal experience of cancer | 6.79 | 0.03 | |||
Yes | 11 | 5 | 2 | ||
None | 44 | 46 | 48 | ||
Knowledge of cancer | 12.04 | 0.02 | |||
Basic | 47 | 36 | 28 | ||
None | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
Poor | 5 | 11 | 13 | ||
Knowledge of oral cancer | 1.60 | 0.81 | |||
Basic | 11 | 10 | 7 | ||
None | 37 | 32 | 33 | ||
Poor | 7 | 9 | 10 | ||
Symptom experience | 3.44 | 0.18 | |||
Symptomatic lesion | 38 | 43 | 37 | ||
Asymptomatic lesion | 17 | 8 | 13 | ||
Initial self-diagnosis | 7.27 | 0.12 | |||
Non-threatening condition | 24 | 22 | 17 | ||
Cancer | 7 | 3 | 1 | ||
Unable to self-diagnose | 24 | 26 | 32 | ||
Unawareness | 7.57 | 0.02 | |||
False | 32 | 31 | 16 | ||
True | 23 | 30 | 34 | ||
Psychological variables | |||||
Denial | 3.62 | 0.16 | |||
False | 48 | 38 | 37 | ||
True | 7 | 13 | 13 | ||
Fear | 1.55 | 0.46 | |||
False | 52 | 46 | 48 | ||
True | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
Carelessness | 3.06 | 0.22 | |||
False | 52 | 45 | 42 | ||
True | 3 | 6 | 8 | ||
Medical service mistrust | 1.84 | 0.40 | |||
False | 53 | 50 | 50 | ||
True | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
