Sex | P=0.239 |
Female | 417 (54.4) | 582 (51.7) | |
Male | 349 (45.6) | 544 (48.3) | |
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Age, years | P<0.001 |
18–49 | 149 (19.5) | 107 (9.5) | |
50–69 | 360 (47.0) | 436 (38.7) | |
≥70 | 257 (33.6) | 583 (51.8) | |
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Cancer diagnosis |
Breast | 171 (22.3) | 120 (10.7) | P<0.001 |
Colorectal | 114 (14.9) | 140 (12.4) | P = 0.125 |
Lung | 68 (8.9) | 185 (16.4) | P<0.001 |
Prostate | 99 (12.9) | 91 (8.1) | P = 0.001 |
Melanoma | 70 (9.1) | 52 (4.6) | P<0.001 |
Other | 244 (31.9) | 538 (47.8) | P<0.001 |
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Symptom presentation | n = 1078 | P<0.001 |
Alarm symptoms | 431 (56.3) | 476 (44.2) | |
Serious symptoms | 135 (17.6) | 300 (27.8) | |
Vague symptoms | 200 (26.1) | 302 (28.0) | |
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Vocational education | n = 110 | P = 0.480 |
None | 196 (25.6) | 32 (29.1) | |
Skilled worker | 341 (44.5) | 51 (46.4) | |
Higher education (>3 years) | 229 (29.9) | 27 (24.6) | |