Table 2. Type of first treatment and delays.

	Total		Colon		Rectal		p
	n	%	n	%	n	%
First line of treatment
Surgery	1968	81.4	1699	96.8	269	40.5	<0.001
Chemotherapy1	314	13.0	52	3.0	262	39.5
Radiotherapy	137	5.7	4	0.2	133	20.0
Delay in first treatment
≤30 days	834	34.5	664	37.8	170	25.6	<0.001
>30 days	1585	65.5	1091	62.2	494	74.4
Delay before surgery
≤30 days	699	35.5	643	37.8	56	20.8	<0.001
>30 days	1269	64.5	1056	62.2	213	79.2
Delay before chemotherapy
≤30 days	96	30.6	20	38.5	76	29.0	0.235
>30 days	218	69.4	32	61.5	186	71.0
Delay before radiotherapy
≤30 days	39	28.5	1	25.0	38	28.6	1.000
>30 days	98	71.5	3	75.0	95	71.4

¹ With or without radiotherapy