Table 3.

Factors Associated With Chemotherapy Receipt Within 12 Weeks of Curative-Intent Surgery^*

Variable	Effect	OR	95% CI	P
Colon	—
Rectal
Patient residence	Urban v rural	3.9	2.1 to 7.2	< .001
Social deprivation	Quartile 4 (least deprived) v quartile 0 (most deprived)	3.2	1.1 to 9.6	.0368
Colorectal
Patient residence	Urban v rural	2.2	1.4 to 3.4	< .001
Social deprivation	Quartile 4 (least deprived) v quartile 0 (most deprived)	2.5	1.1 to 5.6	.0279
Site	Colon v rectum	2.8	1.7 to 4.4	< .001
Hospital LOS	Quartile 2 v quartile 1 (shortest)	2.0	1.1 to 3.7	.0221

NOTE. Dash indicates no significant effect found.

Abbreviations: LOS, length of stay; OR, odds ratio.

^*Significance set at P < .05.