Table 4.
Association between clinical factors and patient delay, identified by multivariate analysis.
| Categorial variables | ≤90 days (n = 179) |
>90 days (n = 222) |
Univariate analysis |
Multivariate analysis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | |
| Medical history | ||||||||
| Yes | 52 (50) | 52 (50) | ||||||
| No | 127 (42.8) | 170 (57.2) | 1.339 | [0.855–2.095] | 0.202∗ | 1.332 | [0.827–2.145] | 0.238 |
| Earlier symptoms | ||||||||
| Abnormal vaginal bleeding (between periods, after sex, postmenopausal) | ||||||||
| Yes | 158 (46,3) | 183 (53,7) | 0.335 | [0.214–0.523] | 0.001∗ | 0.345 | [0.218–0.548] | 0.001∗∗ |
| No | 21 (35) | 39 (65) | ||||||
| Vaginal discharge | ||||||||
| Yes | 31 (50) | 31 (50) | ||||||
| No | 148 (43,7) | 191 (56,3) | 1.014 | [0.602–1.708] | 0.958 | |||
| Pain (painful sex, pelvic pain, dysuria) | ||||||||
| Yes | 92 (39.8) | 139 (60.2) | ||||||
| No | 87 (51.2) | 83 (48.8) | 0.631 | [0.423–0.942] | 0.024∗ | 1.255 | [0.812–1.940] | 0.307 |
| Personal history of cancer | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | ||||||
| No | 177 (44.5) | 221 (55.5) | 2.497 | [0.225–27.760] | 0.456 | |||
| Family history of cancer | ||||||||
| Yes | 23 (56.1) | 18 (43.9) | ||||||
| No | 156 (43.3) | 204 (56.7) | 1.671 | [0.871–3.204] | 0.122∗ | 1.630 | [0.812–3.272] | 0.170 |
| Histopathology | ||||||||
| Squamous cell | 157 (45) | 192 (55) | ||||||
| Adenocarcinoma | 22 (42.3) | 30 (57.7) | 1.115 | [0.619–2.010] | 0.717 | |||
| Stage at diagnosis | ||||||||
| IIA-IIB | 129 (53.5) | 112 (46.5) | ||||||
| IIIA-IIIB | 49 (33.8) | 96 (66.2) | 2.257 | [1.472–3.459] | 0.001∗ | 2.113 | [1.348–3.314] | 0.001∗∗ |
| IVA-IVB | 1 (6.7) | 14 (93.3) | 16.121 | [2.087–124.507] | 0.008∗ | 11.439 | [1.431–91.443] | 0.022∗∗ |
∗Model included variables that were significant on univariate analyses at p (0.20 level).
∗∗Significant at p value ≤ 0.05.