Patient characteristics
| n | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) cancer stage groupa | ||
| 0 | 13 | (0.1) |
| 1 | 4255 | (32.6) |
| 2 | 2872 | (22.0) |
| 3 | 2412 | (18.5) |
| 4 | 3506 | (26.8) |
| Not known | 3984 | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 13 850 | (95.0) |
| Asian | 385 | (2.6) |
| Black | 156 | (1.1) |
| Mixed | 134 | (0.9) |
| Other | 49 | (0.3) |
| Not known | 1462 | |
| Screening | 1006 | |
| Language | ||
| Is a native English speaker | 14 251 | (95.3) |
| English is not the patient’s mother tongue but they are very fluent in English | 452 | (3.0) |
| English not mother tongue and patient not fluent in English | 154 | (1.0) |
| English not mother tongue and communication only possible through translator | 91 | (0.6) |
| English not mother tongue but communication possible because of mother tongue concordance with GP | 10 | (0.1) |
| Is a native Welsh speaker | 2 | (0.0) |
| Not known | 1076 | |
| Screening | 1006 | |
| Communication difficulty | ||
| No difficulty | 12 326 | (89.6) |
| Cognitive impairment | 495 | (3.6) |
| Hearing impairment | 440 | (3.2) |
| Vision impairment | 194 | (1.4) |
| Language barrier | 169 | (1.2) |
| Speech impairment | 97 | (0.7) |
| Learning difficulty | 94 | (0.7) |
| Severe longstanding mental illness | 86 | (0.6) |
| Other | 45 | (0.3) |
| Not known | 2276 | |
| Screening | 1006 | |
| Housebound status | ||
| The patient is not considered housebound | 12 997 | (89.0) |
| The patient is considered housebound | 1263 | (8.7) |
| Lives in residential/nursing care home | 340 | (2.3) |
| Not known | 1436 | |
| Screening | 1006 | |
| Living arrangements | ||
| Cohabiting | 8749 | (72.2) |
| Living alone | 2834 | (23.4) |
| In residential or nursing home | 530 | (4.4) |
| Not known | 3923 | |
| Screening | 1006 | |
| Number of comorbidities | ||
| 0 | 3801 | (24.3) |
| 1 | 4721 | (30.2) |
| 2 | 3756 | (24.0) |
| ≥3 | 3355 | (21.5) |
| Not known | 403 | |
| Screening | 1006 | |
| Type of comorbidity | ||
| No comorbidity | 3801b | (24.3) |
| Hypertension | 5914 | (37.8) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 3230 | (20.7) |
| Arthritis/musculoskeletal disease | 2769 | (17.7) |
| Diabetes | 2463 | (15.8) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2342 | (15.0) |
| Previous cancer | 1763 | (11.3) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 1083 | (6.9) |
| Cognitive impairment | 688 | (4.4) |
| Severe longstanding mental illness | 385 | (2.5) |
| Longstanding physical disability | 257 | (1.6) |
| Other comorbidity | 3094 | (19.8) |
| Not known | 403 | |
| Screening | 1006 | |
↵a UICC cancer stage group as recorded by NCRAS.
↵b Values in italics are for variables where multiple answers could have been selected and the percentages will add up to more than 100%. Percentages are calculated after removal of ‘not known’ and ‘screening’ groups from the total (n = 17 042) in each category. NCRAS = National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service.