Table 1. Sampling distribution and patients’ unawareness of their cancer diagnosis.
Factor | Groups | n | Unawareness (%) | 95% CI (%) | Univariate P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage at Diagnosis | I | 42 | 12 | 2, 22 | 0.022 |
II | 90 | 17 | 10, 24 | ||
III | 85 | 19 | 11, 27 | ||
IV | 99 | 27 | 19, 36 | ||
Unknown † | 60 | 23 | 16, 30 | ||
Gender | Female | 272 | 16 | 12, 21 | 0.64 |
Male | 143 | 27 | 20, 35 | ||
Age Group | 0–39 | 87 | 6 | 1, 10 | <0.001 |
40–60 | 187 | 15 | 9, 20 | ||
60+ | 141 | 36 | 28, 43 | ||
Marital Status | Single | 28 | 28 | 11, 43 | 0.299 |
Married | 387 | 20 | 16, 24 | ||
Cancer Type ‡ | Breast | 160 | 5.6 | 2, 9 | <0.001 |
Colorectal | 33 | 44 | 27, 61 | ||
Lung | 33 | 30 | 15, 46 | ||
Leukemia | 25 | 28 | 10, 46 | ||
Lymphoma | 28 | 18 | 4, 33 | ||
Time from Diagnosis | Up to six M | 138 | 27 | 20, 34 | <0.001 |
Seven to 18 M | 98 | 20 | 12, 28 | ||
19 to 30 M | 43 | 21 | 9, 33 | ||
31 to 42 M | 34 | 9 | 0, 18 | ||
42+ M | 102 | 14 | 7, 20 | ||
Overall | 415 | 20 | 16, 24 | - |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; M, month.
†Hematologic cancers and others, the TNM data of which was not available.
‡First five common cancers.