Table 3 –

Multivariable analysis of independent variables associated with 14-days delay in seeking specialist after colorectal cancer diagnosis on colonoscopy.

Factors Associated with 14-days Delay to Specialist from Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis on Colonoscopy
	Logistic Regression Analysis
Independent Variable (s)	ORa	95% CIb	p-value
Age (years)			0.0506
20–49	1.27	0.86–1.90
50–64	1.37	1.05–1.79
65–74	1.27	1.05–1.54
> 75	Refc
Stage			<0.0001
Stage I	1.53	1.14–2.04
Stage II	0.81	0.59–1.10
Stage III	0.89	0.66–1.21
Stage IV	Ref
Stage Unknown	2.08	1.41–3.08
CCId			0.3083
Score 0	Ref
Score 1	1.09	0.90–1.33
Score 2	1.02	0.78–1.35
Score 3+	1.28	0.98–1.68
Insurance status			<0.0001
Privately Insured	Ref
Medicare	1.03	0.80–1.34
Medicaid	3.09	2.12–4.50
Education attainmente			0.0127
Low	1.38	1.08–1.75
Moderate	1.33	1.08–1.65
High	Ref
Appalachian statusf			0.2293
Non-Appalachia	Ref
Appalachia	1.14	0.92–1.40

^aOR, odds ratio

^bCI, confidence interval

^cRef, reference

^dCCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index

^eEducation attainment is categorized as a range of patients who completed high school: low (75.8–84.3%), moderate (84.4%–88.0%) and high (88.191.8%)

^fAppalachia status is defined by 54 counties in Eastern Kentucky belong to Appalachian Regional Consortium.