Table 4 Demographic risk factors for delay in presentation (1835 patients with at least one symptom and known duration of symptoms)
From: Risk factors for delay in symptomatic presentation: a survey of cancer patients
Delay in presentation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | Relative risk for delay in presentation (95% CI) | |
Age | |||
<50 (reference) | 71/304 | (23.4) | 1.00 |
50–69 | 217/940 | (23.1) | 0.99 (0.77–1.25) |
70–79 | 85/391 | (21.7) | 0.93 (0.69–1.22) |
80+ | 16/88 | (18.2) | 0.76 (0.46–1.24) |
Sex | |||
Male (reference) | 227/985 | (23.0) | 1.00 |
Female | 196/850 | (23.1) | 1.00 (0.84–1.18) |
Deprivation group | |||
Least deprived (reference) | 97/474 | (20.5) | 1.00 |
84/437 | (19.2) | 0.94 (0.73–1.20) | |
101/406 | (24.9) | 1.20 (0.95–1.49) | |
69/293 | (23.5) | 1.14 (0.88–1.45) | |
Most deprived | 66/208 | (28.8) | 1.51 (1.18–1.88) |
