From: Ovarian cancer symptom awareness and anticipated delayed presentation in a population sample
Variable | Descriptive statistic | |
---|---|---|
Age, years n (%) | ||
50-59 | 348 | (33.4%) |
60-69 | 387 | (37.0%) |
70+ | 300 | (28.8%) |
Missing | 8 | (0.8%) |
Ethnic background n (%) | ||
White ethnicity | 1031 | (98.8%) |
Other ethnicity | 11 | (1.1%) |
Missing | 1 | (0.1%) |
Relationship status n (%) | ||
Married or cohabiting | 515 | (49.4%) |
Not married or cohabiting | 525 | (50.3%) |
Missing | 3 | (0.3%) |
Education n (%) | ||
Up to 16 years | 570 | (54.7%) |
Secondary | 254 | (24.4%) |
Degree and above | 197 | (18.9%) |
Missing | 22 | (2.0%) |
Socioeconomic status | ||
First quartile (most deprived) | 178 | (17.1%) |
Second quartile | 246 | (23.6%) |
Third quartile | 229 | (22.0%) |
Fourth quartile (least deprived) | 253 | (24.3%) |
Missing | 137 | (13.0%) |
Experience of ovarian cancer n (%) | ||
Experience of ovarian cancer | 238 | (22.8%) |
No experience of ovarian cancer | 800 | (76.7%) |
Missing | 5 | (0.5%) |
Anticipated delay n (%) | ||
I would go as soon as I noticed | 507 | (48.6%) |
Up to one week | 239 | (22.9%) |
Over 1 up to 2 weeks | 101 | (9.7%) |
Over 2 up to 3 weeks | 51 | (4.9%) |
Over 3 up to 4 weeks | 57 | (5.5%) |
More than a month | 43 | (4.1%) |
I would not contact my doctor | 8 | (0.8%) |
I would go to a nurse instead of my doctor1 | 3 | (0.3%) |
Missing | 34 | (3.3%) |