Number of consultations for alarm symptoms before cancer diagnosis and odds of relevant cancer diagnosis. Odds ratios were adjusted for age and sex
| Consultations before diagnosis | Urinary tract (n = 842) | Lung cancer (n = 215) | Gastro-oesophageal (n = 349) | Colorectal (n = 451) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | OR (95%CI) | N (%) | OR (95%CI) | N (%) | OR (95%CI) | N (%) | OR (95%CI) | |
| One | 453(55) | Ref | 153(71) | Ref | 242(69) | Ref | 338(75) | Ref |
| Two | 251(30) | 1.97 (1.67 to 2.33)a | 41(19) | 1.37 (0.94 to 1.98) | 73(21) | 1.63 (1.24 to 2.15)a | 87(19) | 1.18 (0.93 to 1.51) |
| Three | 138(15) | 1.84 (1.50 to 2.27)a | 21(10) | 1.76 (1.07 to 2.90)a | 34(10) | 2.17 (1.48 to 3.19)a | 26(6) | 0.91 (0.60 to 1.37) |
N = number. OR = odds ratios. Ref = reference category.
↵a Statistical significance at the 0.05 level.