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. 2015 Jan 20;112(4):676–687. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.634

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).

 
 
Primary-care interval
Referral interval
Pre-hospital interval
    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.