| |
Unadjusted
|
Adjusted*
|
|---|
|
Outcome: long anticipated patient interval for cough (> 1 month)
|
Outcome: long anticipated patient interval for cough (> 1 month)
|
|---|
|
Proportion with long interval (%)
|
OR
|
95% CI
|
P-value
|
OR
|
95% CI
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
Recognition of persistent cough or hoarseness as cancer symptom
|
|
Yes
|
18.5
|
Ref.
| | |
Ref.
| | |
|
No
|
26.7
|
1.60
|
1.49–1.73
|
< 0.001
|
1.66
|
1.47–1.87
|
< 0.001
|
|
Number of negative beliefs about cancer
|
|
0
|
19.8
|
Ref.
| | |
Ref.
| | |
|
1
|
19.3
|
0.97
|
0.89–1.05
|
0.453
|
0.97
|
0.89–1.06
|
0.522
|
|
2
|
20.7
|
1.05
|
0.95–1.16
|
0.312
|
1.06
|
0.95–1.19
|
0.305
|
|
3
|
24.5
|
1.31
|
1.14–1.51
|
< 0.001
|
1.33
|
1.13–1.57
|
0.001
|
|
≥ 4
|
36.3
|
2.31
|
1.87–2.84
|
< 0.001
|
2.18
|
1.71–2.78
|
< 0.001
|
|
Age group
|
|
50–59 years
|
23.1
|
Ref.
| | |
Ref.
| | |
|
60–69 years
|
21.3
|
0.90
|
0.84–0.98
|
0.012
|
0.93
|
0.86–1.01
|
0.087
|
|
70–79 years
|
17.0
|
0.68
|
0.62–0.76
|
< 0.001
|
0.75
|
0.67–0.83
|
< 0.001
|
|
≥ 80 years
|
13.1
|
0.50
|
0.43–0.59
|
< 0.001
|
0.57
|
0.48–0.67
|
< 0.001
|
|
Sex
|
|
Female
|
20.5
|
Ref.
| | |
Ref.
| | |
|
Male
|
20.4
|
0.99
|
0.93–1.07
|
0.865
|
0.93
|
0.86–1.00
|
0.042
|
|
Marital status
|
|
Cohabiting
|
21.1
|
Ref.
| | |
Ref.
| | |
|
Single
|
19.3
|
0.89
|
0.83–0.96
|
0.002
|
0.93
|
0.86–1.00
|
0.057
|
|
Education
|
|
No university degree
|
19.6
|
Ref.
| | |
Ref.
| | |
|
University degree
|
22.3
|
1.18
|
1.09–1.27
|
< 0.001
|
1.24
|
1.15–1.34
|
< 0.001
|
|
Smoking status
|
|
Not current smoker
|
19.4
|
Ref.
| | |
Ref.
| | |
|
Current smoker
|
26.1
|
1.47
|
1.34–1.60
|
< 0.001
|
1.38
|
1.26–1.52
|
< 0.001
|
|
Experience of cancer (self and/or family/friend)
|
|
Yes
|
20.7
|
Ref.
| | |
Ref.
| | |
|
No
|
19.0
|
0.90
|
0.82–0.98
|
0.020
|
0.85
|
0.77–0.93
|
0.001
|
|
Country
|
|
UK
|
22.5
|
Ref.
| | |
Ref.
| | |
|
Australia
|
16.9
|
0.70
|
0.63–0.77
|
< 0.001
|
0.70
|
0.63–0.78
|
< 0.001
|
|
Canada
|
18.8
|
0.79
|
0.72–0.88
|
< 0.001
|
0.74
|
0.67–0.83
|
< 0.001
|
|
Denmark
|
21.3
|
0.93
|
0.82–1.05
|
0.229
|
0.88
|
0.78–1.00
|
0.053
|
|
Norway
|
24.9
|
1.14
|
1.01–1.28
|
0.031
|
1.10
|
0.97–1.24
|
0.137
|
|
Sweden
|
18.2
|
0.77
|
0.67–0.87
|
< 0.001
|
0.72
|
0.64–0.83
|
< 0.001
|
|
Test of moderation
|
|
Negative beliefs x Non-recognition of persistent cough or hoarseness
| | | | |
0.99
|
0.92–1.07
|
0.831
|
|
Likelihood-ratio test
|
|
LR chi2
| | | | | | |
0.05
|
|
P-value
| | | | | | |
0.831
|
- *All independent variables were included in the same model
