Table 3 Unadjusted (OR) and adjusted (adjOR) odds ratios for the effect of wave (post vs. pre) on help-seeking times as a function of the cut-off used (1, 2, or 3 weeks).

From: Anticipated help-seeking for cancer symptoms before and after the coronavirus pandemic: results from the Onco-barometer population survey in Spain

 

Cut-off used to define a delayed response

>1 week

>2 weeks

>3 weeks

OR

95% CI

p

adjOR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

adjOR

95% CI

p

OR

95% CI

p

adjOR

95% CI

p

Unexplained bleeding

1.44

1.22

1.69

<0.001

1.50

1.26

1.79

<0.001

1.42

0.91

1.69

0.170

1.24

0.89

1.74

0.206

1.06

0.71

1.58

0.784

1.08

0.70

1.67

0.736

Breast changes

1.63

1.31

2.03

<0.001

1.54

1.22

1.96

<0.001

1.31

0.91

1.90

0.152

1.15

0.77

1.73

0.504

1.56

1.00

2.44

0.053

1.27

0.77

2.10

0.351

Unexplained lump or swelling

1.26

1.10

1.44

0.001

1.25

1.08

1.45

0.003

1.16

0.95

1.42

0.143

1.22

0.99

1.52

0.066

1.01

0.78

1.31

0.939

1.03

0.77

1.36

0.860

Persistent difficulty in swallowing

1.44

1.27

1.64

<0.001

1.42

1.24

1.64

<0.001

1.11

0.92

1.35

0.283

1.09

0.88

1.34

0.438

1.07

0.84

1.36

0.604

1.04

0.80

1.35

0.780

Persistent unexplained pain

1.29

1.13

1.46

<0.001

1.28

1.11

1.47

<0.001

1.06

0.89

1.27

0.494

1.09

0.91

1.32

0.360

0.85

0.68

1.07

0.167

0.82

0.64

1.06

0.126

Change in the appearance of a mole

1.34

1.18

1.52

<0.001

1.32

1.15

1.52

<0.001

1.25

1.09

1.45

0.002

1.22

1.04

1.43

0.014

1.18

1.00

1.39

0.050

1.13

0.94

1.35

0.183

A sore that does not heal

1.28

1.13

1.45

<0.001

1.23

1.08

1.42

0.003

1.15

0.99

1.10

0.074

1.10

0.93

1.30

0.270

1.07

0.87

1.31

0.546

1.01

0.81

1.26

0.951

Abdominal swelling

1.22

1.08

1.39

0.001

1.18

1.03

1.35

0.018

1.01

0.88

1.18

0.809

1.03

0.88

1.21

0.712

1.01

0.85

1.21

0.874

1.00

0.83

1.21

0.980

Change in bowel or bladder habits

1.25

1.11

1.42

<0.001

1.27

1.10

1.46

0.001

1.06

0.92

1.22

0.421

1.04

0.89

1.22

0.600

1.05

0.89

1.24

0.599

0.97

0.81

1.17

0.754

Unexplained weight loss

1.32

1.16

1.50

<0.001

1.34

1.16

1.54

<0.001

1.12

0.98

1.27

0.087

1.09

0.95

1.26

0.232

1.09

0.95

1.26

0.208

1.05

0.90

1.22

0.564

Persistent cough or hoarseness

1.06

0.93

1.20

0.420

1.09

0.95

1.26

0.214

1.16

1.01

1.32

0.026

0.99

0.85

1.14

0.860

0.98

0.85

1.13

0.818

0.94

0.80

1.10

0.421

Unexplained night sweats

1.19

1.04

1.36

0.010

1.19

1.03

1.38

0.022

1.04

0.92

1.18

0.545

1.04

0.90

1.19

0.606

0.97

0.85

1.11

0.961

0.99

0.85

1.14

0.845

Unexplained tiredness

1.23

1.08

1.40

0.002

1.20

1.03

1.39

0.019

1.03

0.91

1.17

0.597

0.98

0.85

1.13

0.773

0.94

0.82

1.08

0.410

0.91

0.78

1.06

0.207

  1. Adjusted ORs are from models adjusted for age, sex, socioeconomic position, civil status, personal cancer history and having a close family member diagnosed with cancer. ORs refer to the odds of reporting waiting for more than the time specified as the cut-off in the post- compared to the pre-wave.
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