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Table 3 Relative risk ratio for presenting in each route compared to presenting through a CPP in primary care according to any pre-existing psychiatric disorders

From: Routes to cancer diagnosis for patients with pre-existing psychiatric disorders: a nationwide register-based cohort study

   

Unadjusted

Adjusted a

 

N

(%)

RRR

95% CI

RRR

95% CI

DCO

 Any psychiatric disorder

  No

373

(47.0)

1

 

1

 

  Yes

420

(53.0)

6.18

(5.00–7.65)

3.54

(2.96–4.24)

Screening

 Any psychiatric disorder

  No

10,181

(85.5)

1

 

1

 

  Yes

1724

(14.5)

0.93

(0.73–1.18)

0.90

(0.79–1.02)

CPP – primary care

 Any psychiatric disorder

  No

58,310

(84.6)

–

–

–

–

  Yes

10,619

(15.4)

–

–

–

–

CPP – secondary care

 Any psychiatric disorder

  No

23,941

(80.5)

1

 

1

 

  Yes

5786

(19.5)

1.33

(1.11–1.59)

1.14

(1.03–1.27)

Unplanned admission

Any psychiatric disorder

  No

18,095

(74.7)

1

 

1

 

  Yes

6128

(25.3)

1.86

(1.58–2.19)

1.41

(1.28–1.55)

Elective – other

 

Any psychiatric disorder

  No

1451

(78.8)

1

 

1

 

  Yes

392

(21.2)

1.48

(1.18–1.86)

1.24

(1.03–1.49)

Outpatient – other

 

 Any psychiatric disorder

  No

8945

(83.0)

1

 

1

 

  Yes

1831

(17.0)

1.12

(0.99–1.27)

1.09

(1.00–1.17)

Unknown – other

 Any psychiatric disorder

  No

6406

(83.7)

1

 

1

 

  Yes

1249

(16.3)

1.07

(0.83–1.39)

1.16

(0.97–1.36)

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, CPP Cancer Patient Pathway, DCO Death Certificate Only, RRR relative risk ratio
  2. aAdjusted for sex, age, year of diagnosis, comorbidity, education, ethnicity, cohabitation, region of residence and cancer diagnosis
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