Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients diagnosed through a primary care route; before, during, and after the implementation of cancer patient pathways. The ‘after’ cohort is also shown by referral route (n = 7725)
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Total | 1202 | 100 | 4187 | 100 | 2336 | 100 | 772 | 100 | 1564 | 100 | 7725 | 100 |
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| Female | 624 | 51.9 | 2120 | 50.6 | 1128 | 48.3 | 346 | 44.8 | 782 | 50.0 | 3872 | 50.1 |
| Male | 578 | 48.1 | 2067 | 49.4 | 1208 | 51.7 | 426 | 55.2 | 782 | 50.0 | 3853 | 49.9 |
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| 18–44 | 84 | 7.0 | 258 | 6.2 | 141 | 6.0 | 39 | 5.1 | 102 | 6.5 | 483 | 6.3 |
| 45–54 | 138 | 11.5 | 469 | 11.2 | 264 | 11.3 | 73 | 9.5 | 191 | 12.2 | 871 | 11.3 |
| 55–64 | 293 | 24.4 | 1040 | 24.8 | 549 | 23.5 | 196 | 25.4 | 353 | 22.6 | 1882 | 24.4 |
| 65–74 | 337 | 28.0 | 1235 | 29.5 | 724 | 31.0 | 252 | 32.6 | 472 | 30.2 | 2296 | 29.7 |
| ≥75 | 350 | 29.1 | 1185 | 28.3 | 658 | 28.2 | 212 | 27.5 | 446 | 28.5 | 2193 | 28.4 |
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| Colorectal | 283 | 23.5 | 1073 | 25.6 | 629 | 26.9 | 224 | 29.0 | 405 | 25.9 | 1985 | 25.7 |
| Lung | 280 | 23.3 | 1018 | 24.3 | 501 | 21.4 | 202 | 26.2 | 299 | 19.1 | 1799 | 23.3 |
| Melanoma | 125 | 10.4 | 403 | 9.6 | 236 | 10.1 | 82 | 10.6 | 154 | 9.8 | 764 | 9.9 |
| Head and neck | 74 | 6.2 | 260 | 6.2 | 180 | 7.7 | 39 | 5.1 | 141 | 9.0 | 514 | 6.7 |
| Upper gastrointestinal | 185 | 15.4 | 570 | 13.6 | 336 | 14.4 | 84 | 10.9 | 252 | 16.1 | 1091 | 14.1 |
| Gynaecological | 141 | 11.7 | 484 | 11.6 | 250 | 10.7 | 64 | 8.3 | 186 | 11.9 | 875 | 11.3 |
| Urinary system | 114 | 9.5 | 379 | 9.1 | 204 | 8.7 | 77 | 10.0 | 127 | 8.1 | 697 | 9.0 |
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| Comorbidity, CCI (index date = date of diagnosis) | ||||||||||||
| None | 793 | 66.0 | 2913 | 69.6 | 1636 | 70.0 | 572 | 74.1 | 1064 | 68.0 | 5342 | 69.2 |
| Moderate | 319 | 26.5 | 1051 | 25.1 | 563 | 24.1 | 169 | 21.9 | 394 | 25.2 | 1933 | 25.0 |
| High | 90 | 7.5 | 223 | 5.3 | 137 | 5.9 | 31 | 4.0 | 106 | 6.8 | 450 | 5.8 |
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| Educational level, ISCED | ||||||||||||
| Low (1 + 2) | 473 | 39.4 | 1874 | 44.8 | 897 | 38.4 | 310 | 40.2 | 587 | 37.5 | 3244 | 42.0 |
| Medium (3 + 4) | 421 | 35.0 | 1450 | 34.6 | 883 | 37.8 | 282 | 36.5 | 601 | 38.4 | 2754 | 35.7 |
| High (5 + 6) | 202 | 16.8 | 641 | 15.3 | 456 | 19.5 | 149 | 19.3 | 307 | 19.6 | 1299 | 16.8 |
| Missing | 106 | 8.8 | 222 | 5.3 | 100 | 4.3 | 31 | 4.0 | 69 | 4.4 | 428 | 5.5 |
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| Annual disposable income, OECD tertiles | ||||||||||||
| Lower | 378 | 31.4 | 1323 | 31.6 | 778 | 33.3 | 273 | 35.4 | 505 | 32.3 | 2479 | 32.1 |
| Medium | 363 | 30.2 | 1364 | 32.6 | 802 | 34.3 | 260 | 33.7 | 542 | 34.7 | 2529 | 32.7 |
| Higher | 395 | 32.9 | 1360 | 32.5 | 753 | 32.2 | 239 | 31.0 | 514 | 32.9 | 2508 | 32.5 |
| Missing | 66 | 5.5 | 140 | 3.3 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 | 209 | 2.7 |
CCI = Charlson’s Comorbidity Index. ISCED = International Standard Classification of Education. OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.