Patient characteristics by cancer type and group.
| Patients with cancer diagnoses and non-urgent referrals | Patients with cancer diagnoses and urgent referrals | Patients without cancer diagnoses and urgent referrals | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean [SD]) | ||||
| Colorectal | 71.1 (12.3) | 70.4 (11.7) | 63.1(14.3) | 66.0 (14.0) |
| Lung | 66.5 (11.6) | 67.2 (11.0) | 63.6 (13.3) | 65.9 (12.0) |
| Ovarian | 64.6 (13.4) | 68.2 (11.2) | 56.5 (15.8) | 60.7 (15.2) |
| Prostate | 73.1 (9.7) | 70.4 (8.8) | 66.3 (11.1) | 70.9 (11.1) |
| Sex (n [%]) | ||||
| Colorectal | ||||
| Male | 97 (52) | 27 (53) | 142 (36%) | 266 |
| Female | 90 (48) | 24 (47) | 251 (64%) | 365 |
| Lung | ||||
| Male | 153 (57) | 48 (55) | 80 (62) | 204 |
| Female | 117 (43) | 39 (45) | 49 (38) | 205 |
| Ethnic group (n [%]) | ||||
| Colorectal | ||||
| White | 144 (96) | 44 (100) | 254 (93) | 442 |
| South Asian | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | 15 (5) | 19 |
| Black | 2 (1) | 0 (0) | 4 (1) | 6 |
| Other | 1 (1) | 1 | ||
| Lung | ||||
| White | 151 (97) | 60 (97) | 69 (88) | 280 |
| South Asian | 5 (3) | 2 (3) | 8 (10) | 15 |
| Chinese | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 |
| Ovarian | ||||
| White | 46 (94) | 12 (100) | 59 (87) | 117 |
| South Asian | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 8 (12) | 11 |
| Black | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 |
| Prostate | ||||
| White | 54 (92) | 29 (100) | 28 (93) | 111 |
| South Asian | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (7) | 4 |
| Black | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 |
| Other | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 |
| Marital status (n [%]) | ||||
| Colorectal | ||||
| Divorced | 9 (5) | 3 (6) | 27 (7) | 39 |
| Married | 108 (60) | 30 (60) | 243 (66) | 381 |
| Single | 19 (11) | 5 (10) | 47 (13) | 71 |
| Widowed | 43 (24) | 12 (24) | 49 (13) | 104 |
| Lung | ||||
| Divorced | 14 (7) | 8 (10) | 7 (6) | 29 |
| Married | 141 (67) | 60 (77) | 72 (66) | 273 |
| Single | 21 (10) | 4 (5) | 12 (11) | 37 |
| Widowed | 36 (17) | 6 (8) | 18 (17) | 60 |
| Ovarian | ||||
| Divorced | 4 (7) | 1 (7) | 5 (6) | 10 |
| Married | 38 (69) | 9 (64) | 58 (75) | 105 |
| Single | 5 (9) | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | 9 |
| Widowed | 8 (15) | 4 (29) | 10 (13) | 22 |
| Prostate | ||||
| Divorced | 3 (3) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) | 6 |
| Married | 75 (81) | 36 (82) | 32 (80) | 143 |
| Single | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 3 (8) | 6 |
| Widowed | 13 (14) | 5 (11) | 4 (10) | 22 |
SD = standard deviation.