Table 3.
Median number of days patients spent in the appraisal/help-seeking, GP diagnostic, and total diagnostic intervals (TDI) (n = 176).
| Appraisal/help-seeking interval | GP diagnostic interval | Total diagnostic interval | Totals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factors | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | n |
| Age group | ||||
| <60 | 30 (0–138) | 64 (30–345) | 239 (61–587) | 129 |
| 60+ | 30 (0–92) | 67 (24–194) | 122 (61–365) | 136 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Māori | 30 (0–92) | 62 (25–197) | 127 (61–362) | 149 |
| Māori | 22 (0–109) | 170 (15–451) | 231 (107–681) | 26 |
| Missing | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 30 (2–108) | 53 (15–170) | 122 (61–338) | 97 |
| Female | 30 (0–92) | 120 (38–334) | 160 (65–635) | 79 |
| Comorbidities | ||||
| 0 | 30 (1–92) | 61 (28–203) | 142 (60–355) | 70 |
| 1+ | 30 (0–100) | 86 (24–256) | 146 (61–370) | 114 |
| First reported symptom | ||||
| COBHa | 35 (14–181) | 90 (30–231) | 194 (91–638) | 47 |
| Bleeding | 16 (0–47) | 54 (17–130) | 104 (49–304) | 61 |
| Abdominal/anal pain | 8 (0–94) | 93 (7–206) | 138 (49–297) | 32 |
| Otherb | 61 (7–127) | 165 (21–344) | 313 (76–653) | 32 |
| Zero symptomsc | na | na | na | 4 |
| Diagnostic pathway | ||||
| GP | 31 (14–105) | 75 (28–260) | 151 (64–365) | 125 |
| Incidental | 0 (0–10) | 65 (32–1,096) | 130 (53–914) | 16 |
| ED | 1 (0–117) | 48 (3–154) | 108 (30–365) | 30 |
| Other | 4 (0–24) | 501 (110–1,088) | 519 (117–1,089) | 5 |
COBH = change of bowel habit.
Other = bloating, vomiting, nausea, iron deficiency, anaemia, dizziness, appetite loss.
Time frames for each interval could not be calculated for patients with zero symptoms as they had no period of symptom onset.