Table 4. Demographic risk factors for delay in presentation (1835 patients with at least one symptom and known duration of symptoms).
|
Delay in presentation |
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | Relative risk for delay in presentation (95% CI) | |
|
Age | |||
| <50 (reference) | 71/304 | (23.4) | 1.00 |
| 50–69 | 217/940 | (23.1) | 0.99 (0.77–1.25) |
| 70–79 | 85/391 | (21.7) | 0.93 (0.69–1.22) |
| 80+ |
16/88 |
(18.2) |
0.76 (0.46–1.24) |
|
Sex | |||
| Male (reference) | 227/985 | (23.0) | 1.00 |
| Female |
196/850 |
(23.1) |
1.00 (0.84–1.18) |
|
Deprivation group | |||
| Least deprived (reference) | 97/474 | (20.5) | 1.00 |
| 84/437 | (19.2) | 0.94 (0.73–1.20) | |
| 101/406 | (24.9) | 1.20 (0.95–1.49) | |
| 69/293 | (23.5) | 1.14 (0.88–1.45) | |
| Most deprived | 66/208 | (28.8) | 1.51 (1.18–1.88) |