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Published in final edited form as: Br J Med Med Res. 2014 May 1;4(13):2599–2610. doi: 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7293#sthash.PglzE4b6.dpuf

Table 3. The distribution of duration of symptoms (in months) and stage by phenotypes, Uganda delay study, 2013.

Duration of symptoms Over all Early stage
n=34
Late stage
n=139
Luminal
A n=68
Luminal
B n=12
HER2+
n=33
TNBC
n=45
Missing
n=25
P value
Mean duration 29 21 23 26 17 19 21 23 -
Median duration 12 12 12 21 24 12 12 24
SD 26 21 28 30 10 18 33 16
Percentiles
25 7 6 7 8 6 7 6 9 -
50 12 12 12 21 24 12 12 24
75 24 24 30 34 24 27 24 36
Missing - 6 10 7 - 2 5 -
Duration categories 0.370
<3 months 6 0 2 6
3-6 months 7 1 5 7
6-12 months 12 3 12 12
12-24 months 24 6 6 12
>24 months 19 1 9 9
Total 68 11 34 46
Duration by stage at diagnosis
I 8 1 1 2 <0.001
II 18 3 4 2
III 41 6 26 37
IV 6 2 5 6
Total 73 12 36 47