Table A6. Supplementary analysis. The association between investigation use and referral interval (defined as period from day of referral to day when patient was first seen at hospital).
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|
Primary-care interval |
Referral interval |
Pre-hospital interval |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases | Adjusted for age, sex, and the NICE referral category of presenting symptoms | Number of cases | Adjusted for age, sex, and the NICE referral category of presenting symptoms | Number of cases | Adjusted for age, sex, and the NICE referral category of presenting symptoms | ||
| Colorectal | Not investigated | 967 | Reference | 946 | Reference | 946 | Reference |
| |
Investigated |
1144 |
25.7 (19.5–31.7) |
1120 |
5.1 (2.1–8.7) |
1120 |
28.4 (21.9–34.9) |
| Ovarian | Not investigated | 105 | Reference | 101 | Reference | 101 | Reference |
| |
Investigated |
240 |
18.4 (12.2–25.5) |
236 |
1.6 (−5.0–4.6) |
238 |
18.7 (10.0–27.4) |
| Lung | Not investigated | 294 | Reference | 290 | Reference | 290 | Reference |
| |
Investigated |
1200 |
23.6 (16.8–30.0) |
1165 |
4.5 (−1.6–10.1) |
1165 |
28.6 (19.4–36.8) |
| Oesophageal | Not investigated | 293 | Reference | 283 | Reference | 283 | Reference |
| |
Investigated |
220 |
22.3 (13.2–32.4) |
215 |
4.5 (−2.2–13.3) |
215 |
29.1 (18.2–42.5) |
| Pancreatic | Not investigated | 81 | Reference | 78 | Reference | 78 | Reference |
| |
Investigated |
246 |
17.1 (−1.9–30.6) |
241 |
−9.4 (−33.2–3.1) |
241 |
7.4 (−15.6–30.3) |
| Stomach | Not investigated | 98 | Reference | 95 | Reference | 95 | Reference |
| Investigated | 148 | 29.3 (14.0–45.8) | 141 | 11.9 (5.1–26.7) | 141 | 41.8 (21.5–63.4) | |
Abbreviation: NICE=National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
Results presented in bold italics are those from Table 4.