Figure 4

Cox model of patient delay. This diagram shows step 4 of the Cox model for patient delay. In these Cox diagrams blue bars on the left site of the pointed red line indicate a prolonged delay, the blue bars on the right site of the red line indicate a shortened delay. As diagrammed above, the criterion metastases of a known primary malignant tumour caused a significantly shorter patient delay in comparison to metastases of an unknown primary tumour or a primary bone tumour (p < 0.001). Female gender caused a prolongated patient delay (p = 0.072).