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Table 1 Characteristics of the whole study population (N = 195) (left) and characteristics of participants who offered additional free text comments (n = 113) (right)

From: How do colorectal cancer patients rate their GP: a mixed methods study

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