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Table 2 Univariable and multivariable analysis of having an emergency presentation prior to diagnosis among colorectal cancer patients in 2015–2016 in Norway

From: Factors associated with emergency-onset diagnosis, time to treatment and type of treatment in colorectal cancer patients in Norway

 

Univariate

Multivariate

 

Odds Ratio [95%CI]

Odds Ratio [95%CI]

Year of diagnosis

 2015

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 2016

0.95 [0.86,1.04]

0.96 [0.86,1.06]

 p-value

0.282

0.404

Age group

 18–49

1.14 [0.87,1.50]

1.19 [0.89,1.58]

 50–59

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 60–69

1.19 [0.98,1.44]

1.07 [0.87,1.32]

 70–79

1.59 [1.32,1.91]

1.23 [1.00,1.50]

 80–89

2.56 [2.12,3.09]

1.75 [1.42,2.17]

 90+

4.89 [3.71,6.46]

2.77 [2.04,3.77]

 p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

Sex

 Female

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 Male

0.81 [0.74,0.89]

0.96 [0.86,1.06]

 p-value

< 0.001

0.416

Stage

 Localised

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 Regional

2.44 [2.10,2.84]

2.26 [1.93,2.65]

 Metastasis

5.08 [4.30,5.99]

5.24 [4.40,6.23]

 Unknown

3.64 [2.94,4.51]

3.37 [2.67,4.24]

 p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

Marital status

 Single

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 Married

0.65 [0.59,0.72]

0.72 [0.65,0.80]

 p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

Income

 Low

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 Intermediate

0.82 [0.71,0.93]

0.84 [0.72,0.97]

 High

0.48 [0.41,0.57]

0.68 [0.57,0.82]

 p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

Region

 Southern and Eastern Norway

0.98 [0.93,1.02]

0.99 [0.95,1.04]

 Western Norway

1.03 [0.94,1.12]

1.02 [0.92,1.13]

 Central Norway

1.05 [0.94,1.18]

1.03 [0.91,1.16]

 Northern Norway

1.00 [0.87,1.15]

0.96 [0.82,1.12]

 p-value

0.708

0.905

Comorbidity

 No admissions

0.16 [0.09,0.26]

0.18 [0.11,0.30]

 0

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 1–2

1.92 [1.71,2.15]

1.74 [1.54,1.97]

 3+

3.49 [2.77,4.40]

3.15 [2.44,4.06]

 p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001

Cancer type

 Rectum

1.00 (ref)

1.00 (ref)

 Colon

2.97 [2.64,3.35]

2.66 [2.34,3.02]

 p-value

< 0.001

< 0.001