Table 2.
Association of experience of misdiagnosis and diagnostic delay with pre-diagnostic advice.
| Misdiagnosis | Diagnostic delay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted OR1 | 95%CI2 | Adjusted OR | 95%CI | |
| Age at diagnosis | ||||
| Below 30 | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||
| 31-40 | 0.57* | (0.34, 0.94) | 1.45 | (0.82, 2.55) |
| 41-50 | 0.61 | (0.32, 1.16) | 1.16 | (0.52, 2.57) |
| 51+ | 0.60 | (0.24, 1.49) | 2.07 | (0.70, 6.08) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||
| Female | 1.85* | (1.18, 2.90) | 1.29 | (0.76, 2.20) |
| No. of initial symptoms | 1.19 | (1.12, 1.27) | 1.02 | (0.95, 1.09) |
| Calendar year of first doctor visit | 0.98 | (0.93, 1.03) | 0.83* | (0.78, 0.88) |
| Misdiagnosis | ||||
| No | – | (Reference) | ||
| Yes | – | 2.18* | (1.17, 4.07) | |
| Pre-diagnostic advice: without prescribing any treatment or advice | ||||
| No | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||
| Yes | 3.66* | (1.30, 10.33) | 2.30 | (0.92, 5.78) |
| Pre-diagnostic advice: treatments to symptoms only | ||||
| No | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||
| Yes | 7.05* | (4.09, 12.17) | 1.93* | (1.07, 3.50) |
| Pre-diagnostic advice: referring or recommending to other doctors/hospitals | ||||
| No | (Reference) | (Reference) | ||
| Yes | 1.48 | (0.91, 2.43) | 0.82 | (0.45, 1.50) |
*P < 0.05.
1OR, odds ratio;
2CI, confidence interval.