Table 4.
Multivariate analyses
| Wait-time interval | Significant factors | n | Benchmark achievement (%) | OR | 95% CI | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Presentation to diagnosis: benchmark 4 weeks (n = 1807) |
Rural/urban |
Urban |
1112 |
35.1 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
| Rural |
695 |
40.4 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
0.03 |
||
|
Sex |
Male |
969 |
40.3 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
| Female |
838 |
33.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.004 |
||
|
Complete preoperative colonoscopy |
NO |
746 |
40.1 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
| YES |
1061 |
35.1 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.04 |
||
|
Diagnosis to surgery: benchmark 4 weeks (n = 2282) |
Age group |
Overall |
|
|
|
|
|
0.004 |
| > = 70 |
1200 |
66.4 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
||
| 50-69 |
935 |
69.2 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
0.001 |
||
| < 50 |
147 |
64.0 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
0.59 |
||
|
Complete preoperative colonoscopy |
NO |
962 |
72.5 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
| YES |
1320 |
63.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.001 |
||
|
Stage |
Overall |
|
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
|
| I |
467 |
55.9 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
||
| II |
785 |
70.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
<0.001 |
||
| III |
712 |
69.0 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
<0.001 |
||
| IV |
275 |
78.2 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
<0.001 |
||
| UNK |
43 |
41.9 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
0.31 |
||
|
Appropriate radiation oncology consultation |
Overall |
|
|
|
|
|
<0.001 |
|
| YES |
373 |
49.6 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
||
| NO |
445 |
62.3 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
<0.001 |
||
| Not relevant (Colon) |
1464 |
73.5 |
3.3 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
<0.001 |
||
|
Diagnosis to surgery (rectal patients only): benchmark 4 weeks (n = 818) |
Age group |
Overall |
|
|
|
|
|
0.02 |
| > = 70 |
354 |
53.1 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
||
| 50-69 |
394 |
59.9 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
2.2 |
0.004 |
||
| < 50 |
70 |
54.3 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
0.36 |
||
|
Stage |
Overall |
|
|
|
|
|
0.001 |
|
| I |
216 |
52.8 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
||
| II |
215 |
59.1 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
<0.001 |
||
| III |
272 |
55.5 |
2.2 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
0.001 |
||
| IV |
91 |
68.1 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
0.03 |
||
| UNK |
24 |
33.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.38 |
||
|
Appropriate radiation oncology consultation |
YES |
373 |
49.6 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
| |
NO |
445 |
62.3 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
<0.001 |
|
| Surgery to adjuvant therapy: benchmark 8 weeks (n = 526) |
Length of stay |
|
526 |
|
0.95 |
0.91 |
1.0 |
0.007 |
| Appropriate radiation oncology consultation | Overall |
|
|
|
|
|
0.01 |
|
| YES |
236 |
29.7 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
||
| NO |
27 |
48.2 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
20.7 |
0.36 |
||
| Not relevant (Colon) | 263 | 46.8 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.004 | ||
Factors associated with wait-time benchmark achievement.