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Table 2 Distribution of alignment groups and patient characteristics (n = 3333)

From: Alignment between the patient’s cancer worry and the GP’s cancer suspicion and the association with the interval between first symptom presentation and referral: a cross-sectional study in Denmark

 

Totala

n

(%)

Total

3333

(100)

Patient (PT)-GP alignment

 1.PT worried, GP suspicious

1316

(39.5)

 2.PT not worried, GP suspicious

960

(28.2)

 3.PT worried, GP not suspicious

452

(13.6)

 4.PT not worried, GP not suspicious

605

(18.2)

Age group (years)

 18–49

438

(13.1)

 50–59

545

(16.4)

 60–69

1027

(30.8)

 70–79

969

(29.1)

 > 80

354

(10.6)

Sex

 Female

1654

(49.6)

 Male

1679

(50.4)

Year of diagnosis

 2010

1823

(54.7)

 2016

1510

(45.3)

Marital status

 Cohabiting/married

2252

(67.6)

 Living alone

1079

(32.4)

Education

 Short (≤10 years)

986

(30.1)

 Medium (11–15 years)

1382

(42.2)

 Long (> 15 years)

904

(27.6)

Diagnostic difficulty of cancerb

 Easy

1502

(47.2)

 Intermediate

1155

(36.3)

 Hard

522

(16.4)

Comorbidity (CCIcscore)

 None (0)

2312

(74.1)

 Low (1–2)

673

(21.6)

 High (2 or more)

134

(4.3)

Referral to cancer patient pathway

 Yes

1809

(43.5)

 No

2348

(56.5)

  1. aNumbers vary due to missing data
  2. b See previous research [13, 28,29,30]
  3. c Charlson Comorbidity Index