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Table 2 Proportions of EP, and sub-types of EP by patients characteristics for patients diagnosed in 2006 and 2013

From: Trends in lung cancer emergency presentation in England, 2006–2013: is there a pattern by general practice?

 

2006

2013

Proportions with EP

Among EP patients

Proportions with EP

Among EP patients

GP-led

Patient-led

Other

GP-led

Patient-led

Other

All patients

37.9

28.3

62.1

9.5

34.3

17.0

36.4

100.0

Sex

  men

37.1

28.1

62.4

9.6

33.7

16.1

67.0

16.9

  women

38.9

28.7

61.8

9.5

34.9

16.6

66.3

17.1

Deprivation

  Least deprived

33.4

32.3

59.0

8.7

30.6

18.3

64.9

16.7

  dep 2

35.2

32.5

59.1

8.4

33.6

18.7

64.6

16.7

  dep 3

37.5

30.6

61.1

8.4

34.5

17.6

66.5

15.9

  dep 4

39.3

27.7

61.8

10.5

35.3

16.1

67.7

16.1

  Most deprived

40.9

23.3

66.1

10.6

35.6

12.9

68.1

18.9

p-value for trend

< 0.001

0.02

0.02

0.09

0.03

0.04

0.02

0.39

TNM stage at diagnosis

  stage I

16.4

21.3

58.3

20.4

17.5

11.0

52.6

36.4

  stage II

14.4

26.3

53.7

20.0

18.3

10.4

58.3

31.3

  stage III

24.4

27.0

59.5

13.5

23.0

14.0

63.5

22.5

  stage IV

41.7

31.6

60.3

8.1

43.8

17.5

68.6

13.9

p-value for trend

0.11

0.03

0.48

0.04

0.13

0.08

< 0.001

< 0.001

  missing stage

41.1

27.6

63.2

9.2

51.0

18.0

72.0

10.0