Table 4 Preliminary analysis of risk factors for anticipated delay
From: Ovarian cancer symptom awareness and anticipated delayed presentation in a population sample
<3 weeks | >3 weeks | <3 weeks | >3 weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 898) | (n = 108) | (n = 894) | (n = 100) | |||
Unadjusted | Statistic | Adjusted1 | Statistic | |||
Age groups n (%) | ||||||
50-59 years | 287 (84) | 53 (16) | χ2 (2) = 13.36, p = 0.01** | 299 (86) | 48 (14) | χ2 (2) = 9.20, p = 0.01** |
60-69 years | 337 (90) | 36 (10) | 265 (90) | 28 (10) | ||
70+ years | 266 (93) | 19 (7) | 322 (93) | 24 (7) | ||
Ethnic background n (%) | ||||||
White ethnicity | 888 (89) | 106 (11) | ^ | 884 (90) | 97 (10) | ^ |
Other ethnicity | 9 (82) | 2 (18) | 9 (75) | 3 (25) | ||
Relationship status n (%) | ||||||
Married or cohabiting | 450 (90) | 49 (10) | χ2 (1) = 0.74, p = 0.39 | 498 (91) | 52 (10) | χ2 (1) = 0.39, p = 0.53 |
Not married or cohabiting | 445 (88) | 59 (12) | 394 (89) | 48 (11) | ||
Education n (%) | ||||||
Up to 16 years | 502 (92) | 46 (8) | χ2 (2) = 18.59, p = 0.000*** | 613 (92) | 52 (8) | χ2 (2) = 25.75, p = 0.000*** |
Secondary | 223 (90) | 24 (10) | 135 (91) | 14 (9) | ||
Degree and above | 152 (80) | 37 (20) | 125 (79) | 34 (21) | ||
Socioeconomic status | ||||||
First quartile (most deprived) | 156 (91) | 15 (9) | χ2 (3) = 3.75, p = 0.29 | 176 (92) | 16 (8) | χ2 (3) = 6.73, p = 0.08 |
Second quartile | 215 (91) | 21 (9) | 219 (93) | 16 (7) | ||
Third quartile | 207 (92) | 18 (8) | 198 (90) | 22 (10) | ||
Fourth quartile (least deprived) | 211 (87) | 31 (13) | 181 (86) | 29 (14) | ||
Experience of ovarian cancer n (%) | ||||||
Experience of ovarian cancer | 201 (87) | 29 (13) | χ2 (1) = 1.02, p = 0.31 | 191 (88) | 26 (12) | χ2 (1) = 1.05, p = 0.31 |
No experience of ovarian cancer | 694 (90) | 77 (10) | 699 (91) | 72 (9) | ||
Ovarian cancer worry m (sd) | 1.31 (0.32) | 1.28 (0.27) | t (1002) = 0.94, p = 0.35 | 1.31 (0.33) | 1.24 (0.24) | t (991) = 1.99, p = 0.05* |
Health beliefs m (sd) | ||||||
Perceived susceptibility | 2.43 (0.95) | 2.29 (0.97) | t (913) = 1.43, p = 0.15 | 2.38 (0.98) | 2.23 (0.93) | t (896) = 1.48, p = 0.14 |
Perceived benefits | 17.29 (2.27) | 17.11 (2.42) | t (846) = 0.74, p = 0.46 | 17.24 (2.33) | 16.96 (2.65) | t (808) = 1.07, p = 0.29 |
Perceived emotional barriers | 4.67 (1.25) | 5.43 (1.94) | t (989) = −3.96, p = 0.000*** | 4.72 (1.30) | 5.67 (2.11) | t (976) = −4.32, p = 0.000*** |
Perceived practical barriers | 3.39 (0.86) | 4.40 (1.61) | t (1000) = −6.38, p = 0.000*** | 3.42 (0.92) | 4.50 (1.67) | t (989) = −6.58, p = 0.000*** |
Confidence in symptom detection | 2.44 (0.91) | 1.86 (0.76) | t (980) = 7.30, p = 0.000*** | 2.46 (0.93) | 1.77 (0.70) | t (959) = 8.89, p = 0.000*** |