Table II.
Characteristics of the 2 groups of delay and no delay CRC practice (N = 1,051 global respondents)
| Delay n = 745 (70.9%) |
No delay n = 306 (29.1%) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geographical region | |||
| Europe | 422 (56.6) | 181 (59.2) | .141 |
| Asia | 158 (21.3) | 60 (19.6) | |
| North America | 82 (11.0) | 38 (12.4) | |
| South America | 57 (7.7) | 11 (3.6) | |
| Africa | 16 (2.1) | 11 (3.6) | |
| Oceania | 10 (1.3) | 5 (1.6) | |
| Peak reached | |||
| Yes | 617 (82.8) | 253 (82.7) | .957 |
| No | 128 (17.2) | 53 (17.3) | |
| Sex | |||
| Males | 586 (78.7) | 241 (78.8) | .971 |
| Females | 159 (21.3) | 65 (21.2) | |
| Type of hospital | |||
| Academic | 482 (64.7) | 160 (52.3) | .001 |
| Nonacademic teaching | 199 (26.7) | 113 (36.9) | |
| Nonteaching | 64 (8.6) | 33 (10.8) | |
| Number of beds | |||
| ≤250 | 74 (9.9) | 39 (12.7) | .156 |
| 251–750 | 370 (49.7) | 165 (53.9) | |
| 751–1,250 | 180 (24.2) | 62 (20.3) | |
| >1,250 | 121 (16.2) | 40 (13.1) | |
| Type of division | |||
| Colorectal | 182 (24.4) | 66 (21.6) | .362 |
| General surgery | 563 (75.6) | 240 (78.4) | |
| Annual number of colon cancer surgery | |||
| ≤50 | 150 (20.1) | 73 (23.8) | .001 |
| 51–150 | 348 (46.7) | 167 (54.6) | |
| >150 | 247 (33.2) | 66 (21.6) | |
| Laparoscopy (%) | |||
| <25 | 168 (22.6) | 53 (17.3) | .136 |
| 25–50 | 125 (16.7) | 47 (15.3) | |
| 50–75 | 202(27.1) | 84 (27.5) | |
| >75 | 250 (33.6) | 122 (39.9) | |
| Annual number of rectal cancer surgery | |||
| ≤50 | 494 (66.3) | 226 (73.9) | .054 |
| 51–150 | 190 (25.5) | 62 (20.3) | |
| >150 | 61 (8.2) | 18 (5.9) | |
| Laparoscopy (%) | |||
| <25 | 205 (27.5) | 72 (23.5) | .114 |
| 25–50 | 119(16.0) | 52 (17.0) | |
| 50–75 | 178(23.9) | 61 (19.9) | |
| >75 | 243 (32.6) | 121 (39.6) | |
| Long-course CRT- surgery interval |
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| <8 | 494 (66.3) | 226 (73.8) | .413 |
| 8–12 | 190 (25.5) | 62 (20.3) | |
| >12 | 61 (8.2) | 18 (5.9) |