Table 1.
Characteristics of the whole study population (N = 195) (left) and characteristics of participants who offered additional free text comments (n = 113) (right)
| Factors | Whole cohort | Free text comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 195 | % | n = 113 | % | |
| Age | ||||
| < 40 | 4 | 2.1 | 3 | 2.7 |
| 40–49 | 15 | 7.7 | 11 | 9.7 |
| 50–59 | 30 | 15.4 | 20 | 17.7 |
| 60–69 | 47 | 24.1 | 27 | 23.9 |
| 70–79 | 66 | 33.8 | 40 | 35.4 |
| 80+ | 33 | 16.9 | 12 | 10.6 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| non-Māori | 165 | 84.6 | 96 | 85.0 |
| Māori | 29 | 14.9 | 17 | 15.0 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 109 | 55.9 | 58 | 51.3 |
| Female | 86 | 44.1 | 55 | 48.7 |
| Mode of diagnosis | ||||
| Through a GP | 125 | 64.1 | 76 | 67.3 |
| Incidental finding | 29 | 14.9 | 19 | 16.8 |
| Presentation to ED | 29 | 14.9 | 14 | 12.4 |
| Other | 12 | 6.2 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Total diagnostic interval | ||||
| < 120 days | 79 | 40.5 | 43 | 38.1 |
| > 120 days | 104 | 53.3 | 67 | 59.3 |
| Unknown | 12 | 6.2 | 3 | 2.7 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| 0–1 | 156 | 80.0 | 94 | 83.2 |
| 2+ | 39 | 20.0 | 19 | 16.8 |
| In the past 12 months, were you able to get an appointment within 24 h? | ||||
| Yes | 73 | 37.4 | 57 | 50.4 |
| No | 120 | 61.5 | 55 | 48.7 |
| Don’t know | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Why couldn’t you get an appointment? | ||||
| There were no appointments | 48 | 24.6 | 34 | 30.1 |
| GP I did not want to see | 12 | 6.2 | 11 | 9.7 |
| No appointments/ GP I did not want to see | 8 | 4.1 | 6 | 5.3 |
| Can’t always see the same GP/GP unavailable | 5 | 2.6 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Another reason | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 3.5 |