Table 2.
Description and ORs for univariable analysis for presentation delay, complete case analysis per individual variable
| Variable | Total, n (%) |
Delayed, n (% delayed) |
OR | 95% CI | P value |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 2918 (64) | 716 (25) | Ref | ||
| Female | 1621 (36) | 433 (27) | 1.12 | 0.98 to 1.29 | 0.11 |
| Age, median (range) | 38 (18–105) | 40 (18–105) | 1.004 | 1.001 to 1.008 | 0.02 |
| Born in the UK or time of residency | |||||
| UK born | 942 (21) | 274 (29) | Ref | ||
| Recent resident (<5 years in the UK) | 1016 (22) | 246 (24) | 0.78 | 0.64 to 0.95 | 0.01 |
| Longer resident (≥5 years in the UK) | 2423 (54) | 587 (24) | 0.78 | 0.66 to 0.92 | 0.004 |
| Years since arrival unknown | 145 (3.2) | 41 (28) | 0.96 | 0.65 to 1.41 | 0.84 |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Asian/Asian-British | 1538 (34) | 354 (23) | Ref | ||
| Black-African/black-Caribbean/black-British | 1139 (25) | 293 (26) | 1.16 | 0.97 to 1.38 | 0.11 |
| White | 1022 (23) | 301 (29) | 1.40 | 1.17 to 1.67 | < 0.001 |
| Other | 827 (18) | 199 (24) | 1.06 | 0.87 to 1.29 | 0.57 |
| Sputum smear result (at diagnosis) | |||||
| Positive | 1971 (44) | 507 (26) | Ref | ||
| Negative | 1799 (40) | 452 (25) | 0.97 | 0.84 to 1.12 | 0.67 |
| Other (awaiting results, not done, unknown …) | 768 (17) | 190 (25) | 0.95 | 0.78 to 1.15 | 0.58 |
| Chest X-ray or CT (at diagnosis) | |||||
| Cavities reported | 1368 (30) | 359 (26) | 1.09 | 0.94 to 1.26 | 0.26 |
| Abnormalities reported | 3035 (67) | 748 (25) | Ref | ||
| Other (awaiting results, not done, unknown …) | 136 (3.0) | 42 (31) | 1.37 | 0.93 to 1.97 | 0.10 |
| History of drug use | |||||
| Yes | 310 (7.0) | 106 (34) | 1.58 | 1.23 to 2.01 | < 0.001 |
| No | 4139 (93) | 1024 (25) | Ref | ||
| History of homelessness | |||||
| Yes | 310 (6.9) | 94 (30) | 1.30 | 1.01 to 1.67 | 0.04 |
| No | 4162 (93) | 1041 (25) | Ref | ||
| History of imprisonment | |||||
| Yes | 215 (4.8) | 83 (39) | 1.90 | 1.43 to 2.52 | < 0.001 |
| No | 4234 (95) | 1053 (25) | Ref | ||
| Alcohol misuse | |||||
| Yes | 282 (6.4) | 96 (34) | 1.56 | 1.21 to 2.02 | < 0.001 |
| No | 4131 (94) | 1025 (25) | Ref | ||
| Mental health concerns | |||||
| Yes | 315 (7.1) | 97 (31) | 1.34 | 1.04 to 1.71 | 0.02 |
| No | 4105 (93) | 1025 (25) | Ref | ||
| Occupation | |||||
| Employed* | 3274 (76) | 807 (25) | Ref | ||
| Unemployed† | 1019 (24) | 304 (30) | 1.30 | 1.11 to 1.52 | < 0.001 |
Significant p values (<0.05) are highlighted in bold.
*Employed included all employment types, Plus housewives/husbands, students and retired people.
†Unemployed includes reported unemployed, prisoners, asylum seekers and immigration detainees.
Ref, reference group.