Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and univariate associations with diagnostic interval.
n (%) | Median (IQR) diagnostic interval (days) | p valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Male | 6884 (58.0) | 133 (43, 263) | <0.001 |
Female | 4986 (42.0) | 152 (51, 278) | |
Age (y) | 76.2 (7.5)b | 0.705 (0.144)c | <0.001 |
Year of diagnosis | |||
<2000 | 835 (7.0) | 121 (42, 261) | <0.001 |
2000–2004 | 2586 (21.8) | 117 (38, 251) | |
2005–2009 | 3663 (30.9) | 134 (44, 266) | |
2010–2014 | 3325 (28.0) | 168 (55, 287) | |
2015–2019 | 1461 (12.3) | 161 (56, 280) | |
Number of CD conditions | |||
None | 3958 (33.3) | 101 (36, 241) | <0.001 |
One | 4017 (33.8) | 146 (49, 272) | |
Two | 2500 (21.1) | 162 (55, 279) | |
Three or more | 1395 (11.8) | 196 (80, 298) | |
Number of AE conditions | |||
None | 5785 (48.7) | 90 (34, 224) | <0.001 |
One | 4242 (35.7) | 164 (56, 281) | |
Two or more | 1843 (15.5) | 246 (137, 320) | |
Number of consultations | |||
Usual frequency (per y) | 10 (5, 17)d | 2.41 (0.09)c | <0.001 |
Increase before diagnosis | |||
Yes 1 | 9039 (76.1) | 139 (47, 269) | 0.853 |
No 0 | 2831 (23.9) | 143 (43, 273) | |
IMD | |||
1 | 1321 (11.1) | 1.44 (0.79)c | 0.070 |
2 | 1795 (15.1) | ||
3 | 2156 (18.2) | ||
4 | 2824 (23.8) | ||
5 | 3774 (31.8) | ||
Presenting clinical problem | |||
Cough | 3112 (26.2) | 146 (51, 276) | <0.001 |
Dyspnoea | 2582 (21.8) | 172 (58, 285) | |
Chest infection | 2271 (19.1) | 173 (68, 285) | |
Chest pain | 1014 (8.5) | 113 (44, 245) | |
Fatigue | 728 (6.1) | 146 (49, 266) | |
Thrombocytosis | 622 (5.2) | 92 (35, 249) | |
Multiple | 545 (4.6) | 133 (35, 268) | |
Haemoptysis | 450 (3.8) | 37 (21, 83) | |
Weight loss | 399 (3.4) | 56 (24, 184) | |
Other | 147 (1.2) | 48 (26, 158) | |
Ethnic Group | |||
White | 10625 (89.5) | 146 (49, 273) | 0.100 |
Other | 101 (0.9) | 186 (70, 278) | |
Missing | 1144 (9.6) | ||
Smoking status | |||
Current or former smoker | 10047 (84.6) | 150 (49, 276) | <0.001 |
Non-smoker | 1366 (11.5) | 117 (43, 237) | |
Missing | 457 (3.9) | ||
BMI category | |||
Underweight | 489 (4.1) | 198 (72, 298) | <0.001 |
Normal weight | 4351 (36.7) | 147 (47, 274) | |
Overweight | 3687 (31.1) | 135 (47, 268) | |
Obese | 1898 (16.0) | 156 (55, 280) | |
Missing | 1445 (12.2) | ||
Alcohol drinking | |||
Current drinker | 7939 (66.9) | 140 (47, 268) | <0.001 |
Former drinker | 1319 (11.1) | 182 (64, 294) | |
Non drinker | 1186 (10.0) | 156 (53, 281) | |
Missing | 1426 (12.0) | ||
