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. 2015 Aug 26;10(8):e0136038. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136038

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.