Table 3. Proportion of patients diagnosed with stage IV cancers (crude and case-mix adjusted).
| Fatalism score | n | Observed (crude) rate | Adjusted percentage* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 98 | 18.4% | 16.5% |
| 5 | 47 | 14.9% | 17.2% |
| 6 | 108 | 18.5% | 17.8% |
| 7 | 151 | 17.9% | 18.5% |
| 8 | 443 | 16.7% | 19.2% |
| 9 | 505 | 21.4% | 19.9% |
| 10 | 544 | 23.7% | 20.7% |
| 11 | 664 | 21.8% | 21.4% |
| 12 | 923 | 19.2% | 22.2% |
| 13 | 322 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 14 | 179 | 16.2% | 23.8% |
| 15 | 133 | 27.8% | 24.6% |
| 16 | 202 | 29.2% | 25.4% |
*
Adjusted proportions calculated from the logistic regression model – this is the expected percentage that would have been observed if the case-mix of patients in each fatalism score category was the same as in the total sample