Table 3 Risk factors for low ovarian symptom awareness
From: Ovarian cancer symptom awareness and anticipated delayed presentation in a population sample
Mean (sd) number of ovarian symptoms recognised out of 11 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted | Statistic | Adjusted1 | Statistic | |
Age groups | ||||
50-59 years | 7.06 (2.61) | F (2, 1032) = 10.18, p = 0.000*** | 7.23 (2.62) | F (2, 1018) = 16.93, p = 0.000*** |
60-69 years | 7.13 (2.61) | 7.00 (2.65) | ||
70+ years | 6.27 (2.92) | 6.08 (2.94) | ||
Ethnic background | ||||
White ethnicity | 6.85 (2.74) | ^ | 6.73 (2.80) | ^ |
Other ethnicity | 7.18 (2.36) | 6.86 (2.41) | ||
Relationship status | ||||
Married or cohabiting | 7.16 (2.56) | t (1038) = 3.65, p = 0.000*** | 7.08 (2.61) | t (1025) = 4.41, p = 0.000*** |
Not married or cohabiting | 6.55 (2.86) | 6.30 (2.97) | ||
Education | ||||
Up to 16 years | 6.58 (2.81) | F (2, 1018) = 6.34, p = 0.002** | 6.49 (2.85) | F (2, 1005) = 8.23, p = 0.000*** |
Secondary | 7.16 (2.58) | 7.08 (2.60) | ||
Degree and above | 7.21 (2.57) | 7.37 (2.56) | ||
Socioeconomic status | ||||
First quartile (most deprived) | 6.39 (2.75) | F (3,902) = 2.82, p = 0.04* | 6.29 (2.74) | F (3,886) = 2.82, p = 0.03* |
Second quartile | 7.07 (2.68) | 7.02 (2.72) | ||
Third quartile | 7.10 (2.74) | 6.85 (2.84) | ||
Fourth quartile (least deprived) | 6.87 (2.65) | 6.56 (2.86) | ||
Experience of ovarian cancer | ||||
Experience of ovarian cancer | 7.23 (2.52) | t (1036) = 2.51, p = 0.01** | 7.32 (2.43) | t (1021) = 3.84, p = 0.000*** |
No experience of ovarian cancer | 6.75 (2.78) | 6.59 (2.86) | ||
Anticipated delay | ||||
Up to three weeks | 6.99 (2.67) | t (1004) = 1.57, p = 0.12 | 6.90 (2.75) | t (993) = 0.27, p = 0.006** |
More than three weeks | 6.56 (2.83) | 6.11 (2.83) | ||