| Time from last breast-related consultation to diagnosis | Time from diagnosis to surgery | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Mean (range), days | P value (trend) | N (%) | Mean (range), days | P value (trend)a | |
Total | 331 (100.0) | 16.0 (1–509) |  | 212 (100.0) | 23.7 (1–199) |  |
Deprivation | ||||||
 Least deprived | 75 (22.7) | 15.6 (1–444) | 0.299 | 48 (22.6) | 22.1 (7–117) | 0.034 |
 2 | 97 (29.3) | 15.1 (1–509) |  | 59 (27.8) | 21.5 (3–156) |  |
 3 | 52 (15.7) | 15.8 (2–116) |  | 34 (16.0) | 20.9 (1–162) | |
 4 | 49 (14.8) | 15.0 (2–373) |  | 35 (16.5) | 27.6 (13–136) | |
 Most deprived | 58 (17.5) | 19.3 (1–389) |  | 36 (17.0) | 29.2 (10–199) | |
Extent | ||||||
 1 | 162 (48.9) | 14.6 (1–444) | 0.554 | 110 (51.9) | 22.0 (3–139) | 0.137 |
 2 | 134 (40.5) | 17.2 (1–509) |  | 89 (42.0) | 24.3 (1–199) |  |
 3 | 12 (3.6) | 13.9 (2–222) |  | 4 (1.9) | 48.5 (22–156) | |
 missing | 23 (6.9) |  |  | 9 (4.2) |  | |
Age | ||||||
 50–54 | 89 (26.9) | 19.4 (1–509) | 0.144 | 59 (27.8) | 21.8 (2–162) | 0.790 |
 55–59 | 62 (18.7) | 14.6 (1–258) |  | 45 (21.2) | 25.2 (3–153) |  |
 60–64 | 89 (26.9) | 15.9 (2–109) |  | 54 (25.5) | 23.9 (1–151) | |
 65–70 | 91 (27.5) | 14.1 (1–389) |  | 54 (25.5) | 24.3 (6–199) | |
BMI | ||||||
  < 25 normal | 141 (42.6) | 15.0 (1–444) | 0.235 | 85 (40.1) | 21.3 (2–199) | 0.590 |
 25to < 30 overweight | 97 (29.3) | 14.5 (1–509) |  | 68 (32.1) | 26.7 (7–156) |  |
 30+ obese | 68 (20.5) | 20.1 (4–444) |  | 49 (23.1) | 22.4 (1–162) | |
 missing | 25 (7.6) |  |  | 10 (4.7) |  | |
 Smoking | ||||||
 non- or ex-smoker | 219 (66.2) | 15.4 (1–509) | 0.371 | 142 (67.0) | 23.4 (1–156) | 0.881 |
 current smoker | 102 (30.8) | 17.5 (1–258) |  | 64 (30.2) | 24.3 (3–199) |  |
 missing | 10 (3.0) |  |  | 6 (2.8) |  | |
Alcohol consumption status | ||||||
 non-drinker | 37 (11.2) | 14.0 (2–101) | 0.989 | 26 (12.3) | 21.6 (11–53) | 0.857 |
 current drinker | 242 (73.1) | 16.4 (1–509) |  | 155 (73.1) | 24.1 (1–199) |  |
 ex-drinker | 33 (10.0) | 15.4 (2–393) |  | 23 (10.8) | 21.3 (6–106) | |
 missing | 19 (5.7) |  |  | 8 (3.8) |  | |
Charlson score | ||||||
 0 | 298 (90.0) | 15.8 (1–509) | 0.414 | 188 (88.7) | 23.1 (1–199) | 0.103 |
 1+ | 33 (10.0) | 17.4 (2–109) |  | 24 (11.3) | 28.9 (12–106) |  |
Lump symptom | ||||||
 No | 59 (17.8) | 20.0 (1–444) | 0.206 | 35 (16.5) | 23.1 (3–199) | 0.827 |
 Yes | 272 (82.2) | 15.2 (1–509) |  | 177 (83.5) | 23.8 (1–162) |  |