Table 1. Time to treatment of breast and colorectal cancer according to geographic, organisational and basic demographic variables.
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Breast cancer (N=1069) |
Colorectal cancer (N=1071) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | Days – geometric mean (95% CI) | P-valuea | N (%) | Days – geometric mean (95% CI) | P-valuea | |
| Distance from cancer centre | 0.017 | 0.361 | ||||
| 0–5 km | 297 (28) | 43 (38–47) | (0.011) | 317 (30) | 131 (112–154) | (0.248) |
| 6–13 | 124 (12) | 50 (42–60) | 123 (12) | 170 (135–214) | ||
| 14–23 | 135 (13) | 51 (43–60) | 132 (12) | 144 (113–183) | ||
| 24–37 | 161 (15) | 41 (34–49) | 125 (12) | 157 (121–204) | ||
| 38–57 | 193 (18) | 36 (30–42) | 193 (18) | 138 (110–173) | ||
| 58+ | 159 (15) | 40 (34–46) | 181 (17) | 119 (94–151) | ||
| Age group (years) | <0.001 | 0.038 | ||||
| <50 | 227 (21) | 56 (49–65) | (<0.001) | 53 (5) | 182 (129–258) | (0.847) |
| 50–64 | 391 (37) | 45 (42–49) | 220 (20) | 120 (100–145) | ||
| 65–74 | 207 (19) | 41 (35–47) | 570 (53) | 132 (116–150) | ||
| 75+ | 244 (23) | 29 (26–34) | 228 (21) | 169 (139–205) | ||
| Sex | <0.001 | |||||
| Male | 590 (55) | 117 (104–132) | ||||
| Female | 481 (45) | 170 (149–194) | ||||
| Health board | 0.016 | NS | ||||
| A | 227 (21) | 42 (37–48) | ||||
| B | 381 (36) | 47 (42–53) | ||||
| C | 461 (43) | 39 (36–42) | ||||
| Place of presentation | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| GP | 815 (76) | 45 (42–49) | 1026 (96) | 145 (132–159) | ||
| Hospital | 56 (5) | 27 (18–38) | 43 (4) | 50 (29–84) | ||
| Mammogram | 197 (18) | 36 (33–39) | ||||
| Hospital referred to | <0.001 | 0.001 | ||||
| Cancer centre | 808 (76) | 45 (42–48) | 577 (54) | 126 (111–142) | ||
| General | 154 (14) | 34 (28–41) | 277 (26) | 133 (110–161) | ||
| Community | 77 (7) | 49 (35–68) | 153 (14) | 213 (176–258) | ||
| Private | 22 (2) | 22 (15–33) | 35 (3) | 105 (74–151) | ||
| Specialty | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Medical | 21 (2) | 20 (9–44) | 266 (25) | 215 (185–249) | ||
| Surgical | 379 (36) | 39 (34–44) | 787 (74) | 121 (109–135) | ||
| Breast clinic | 650 (61) | 46 (43–49) | 14 (1) | |||
| Other | 97 (29–330) | |||||
| General practice | NS | |||||
| Single handed | 59 (6) | 208 (151–288) | 0.076 | |||
| 2–4 partners | 430 (41) | 133 (115–153) | (0.172) | |||
| 5–6 partners | 396 (37) | 146 (126–170) | ||||
| 7+ partners | 173 (16) | 120 (97–148) | ||||
a
ANOVA association or linear trend for ordered categories in parentheses. There were no differences (P>0.10) for categories of deprivation or other general practice factors (list size, number of female GPs, type of out of hours provision, or waiting time to see GP of choice).