Table 1.
Distribution of delay intervals (in days)
| Symptom diagnosis interval | Symptom treatment interval | Symptom-patient first contact with a doctor interval | Health services interval | Diagnosis to treatment interval | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Median (P25-P75) |
Median (P25-P75) |
Median (P25-P75) |
Median (P25-P75) |
Median (P25-P75) |
| Colon & rectum |
128 (57.5-257.5) |
155 (84.0-283.5) |
19 (3–83) |
66 (25–159) |
22 (8–37) |
| Colon |
125 (59.0-258.0) |
150 (80.0-280.5) |
18 (3–74) |
64 (23–164.5) |
18 (4–33) |
| Rectum |
121 (53.0-256.0) |
153 (79.0-283.0) |
20 (3–83.2) |
62 (22–156) |
22 (8–38) |
| |
N(%) |
N(%) |
N(%) |
N(%) |
N(%) |
| Colon & Rectum |
|
|
|
|
|
| < 1 month |
110 (14.1) |
59 (7.9) |
483 (61.7) |
245 (30.8) |
501 (65.8) |
| 1-3 months |
190 (24.3) |
152 (20.4) |
139 (17.8) |
235 (29.6) |
234 (30.7) |
| 3-6 months |
207 (26.5) |
215 (28.9) |
80 (10.2) |
149 (18.7) |
16 (2.1) |
| 6 month-1 year |
165 (21.1) |
184 (24.7) |
35 (4.5) |
109 (13.7) |
9 (1.2) |
| > 1 year | 109 (14.0) | 134 (18.0) | 46 (5.9) | 57 (7.2) | 1 (0.1) |