Table 3 Summary of the delays for each sociodemographic factor. The detected patient delay, professional delay and symptom interval are shown for each sociodemographic factor. Furthermore, the delays for the subgroups genesis and differentiation of the tumour are listed.
Patients | Patient delay (weeks) | Professional delay (weeks) | Symptom interval (weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
   female | 8.7 | 15.1 | 23.8 |
   male | 7 | 16.3 | 23.3 |
Profession | Â | Â | Â |
   employees | 8.1 | 17.6 | 25.7 |
   scholars | 11.4 | 18.2 | 29.5 |
   non-employed persons | 12.7 | 11.8 | 24.4 |
   pensioners | 6.9 | 13.2 | 20.1 |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â |
   villages/small towns | 9.1 | 17.3 | 26.4 |
   metropolis | 6.3 | 12.9 | 19.2 |
Kind of habitation | Â | Â | Â |
   apartment sharing | 8 | 15.9 | 23.9 |
   single | 7.7 | 14.7 | 22.4 |
Nationality | Â | Â | Â |
   native | 7.9 | 15.7 | 23.6 |
   foreign | 8.8 | 14.6 | 23.4 |
Differentiation | Â | Â | Â |
   benign | 10.8 | 20.5 | 31.3 |
   semi malignant | 10.1 | 19.2 | 29.3 |
   malignant | 6.2 | 12.9 | 19.1 |
Genesis | Â | Â | Â |
   primary bone tumour | 10.5 | 19 | 29.5 |
   metastases without known primary tumour | 8.6 | 14.6 | 23.2 |
   metastases with known primary tumour | 2.7 | 10 | 12.7 |