Cancer site and sociodemographic predictors of at least three prior GP consultations — among emergency presenters who had consulted at least once (n = 3298)
| At least one prior consultation, N | Three or more prior consultations, n | % (n/N) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | P-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer site | ||||||
| Multiple myeloma | 394 | 222 | 56.3 | 1.84 (1.41 to 2.40) | 1.81 (1.38 to 2.37) | <0.001 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 402 | 192 | 47.8 | 1.30 (1.00 to 1.70) | 1.19 (0.91 to 1.56) | |
| Lung | 255 | 114 | 44.7 | 1.15 (0.85 to 1.56) | 1.14 (0.84 to 1.55) | |
| Prostate | 136 | 50 | 36.8 | 0.83 (0.56 to 1.23) | 1.05 (0.70 to 1.57) | |
| Colon | 512 | 211 | 41.2 | Reference | Reference | |
| Rectal | 142 | 58 | 40.8 | 0.98 (0.67 to 1.44) | 0.98 (0.67 to 1.44) | |
| Stomach | 73 | 27 | 37.0 | 0.84 (0.50 to 1.39) | 0.96 (0.57 to 1.61) | |
| Ovarian | 280 | 127 | 45.4 | 1.18 (0.88 to 1.59) | 0.95 (0.70 to 1.29) | |
| Brain | 93 | 43 | 46.2 | 1.23 (0.79 to 1.91) | 0.93 (0.59 to 1.47) | |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 52 | 26 | 50.0 | 1.43 (0.81 to 2.53) | 0.87 (0.48 to 1.60) | |
| Endometrial | 35 | 15 | 42.9 | 1.07 (0.54 to 2.14) | 0.85 (0.42 to 1.72) | |
| Renal | 57 | 20 | 35.1 | 0.77 (0.44 to 1.37) | 0.80 (0.45 to 1.42) | |
| Pancreatic | 98 | 35 | 35.7 | 0.79 (0.51 to 1.24) | 0.77 (0.49 to 1.21) | |
| Oesophageal | 53 | 16 | 30.2 | 0.62 (0.33 to 1.14) | 0.69 (0.37 to 1.29) | |
| Bladder | 172 | 44 | 25.6 | 0.49 (0.33 to 0.72) | 0.61 (0.41 to 0.90) | |
| Mesothelioma | 53 | 14 | 26.4 | 0.51 (0.27 to 0.97) | 0.58 (0.31 to 1.11) | |
| Breast | 102 | 32 | 31.4 | 0.65 (0.41 to 1.03) | 0.44 (0.27 to 0.71) | |
| Leukaemia | 389 | 110 | 28.3 | 0.56 (0.42 to 0.75) | 0.41 (0.30 to 0.55) | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1707 | 644 | 37.7 | Reference | Reference | <0.001 |
| Female | 1591 | 712 | 44.8 | 1.34 (1.16 to 1.54) | 1.35 (1.15 to 1.59) | |
| Age, years | <0.001 | |||||
| 16–24 | 80 | 38 | 47.5 | 1.45 (0.92 to 2.29) | 2.22 (1.34 to 3.66) | |
| 25–34 | 86 | 43 | 50 | 1.60 (1.03 to 2.49) | 2.04 (1.27 to 3.29) | |
| 35–44 | 183 | 104 | 56.8 | 2.11 (1.53 to 2.90) | 2.71 (1.92 to 3.81) | |
| 45–54 | 401 | 188 | 46.9 | 1.41 (1.12 to 1.78) | 1.51 (1.18 to 1.93) | |
| 55–64 | 841 | 376 | 44.7 | 1.29 (1.07 to 1.56) | 1.30 (1.07 to 1.58) | |
| 65–74 | 1006 | 387 | 38.5 | Reference | Reference | |
| 75–84 | 597 | 192 | 32.2 | 0.76 (0.61 to 0.94) | 0.78 (0.62 to 0.97) | |
| ≥85 | 104 | 28 | 26.9 | 0.59 (0.38 to 0.93) | 0.67 (0.42 to 1.06) | |
| Ethnic group | ||||||
| White | 3143 | 1275 | 40.6 | Reference | Reference | 0.017 |
| Other | 155 | 81 | 52.3 | 1.60 (1.16 to 2.22) | 1.52 (1.08 to 2.13) | |
| Deprivation group | ||||||
| Affluent | 739 | 316 | 42.8 | Reference | Reference | 0.380 |
| Deprivation group 2 | 735 | 300 | 40.8 | 0.92 (0.75 to 1.14) | 0.94 (0.76 to 1.16) | |
| Deprivation group 3 | 679 | 253 | 37.3 | 0.79 (0.64 to 0.98) | 0.80 (0.64 to 1.00) | |
| Deprivation group 4 | 611 | 254 | 41.6 | 0.95 (0.77 to 1.18) | 0.94 (0.75 to 1.18) | |
| Most deprived | 534 | 233 | 43.6 | 1.04 (0.83 to 1.30) | 0.95 (0.75 to 1.20) | |
| Total | 3298 | 1356 | 41.1 | |||