Age (years), mean ± SD |
60.9 ± 17.54 |
62 ± 20.00 |
0.1524 |
Sex, n (%) |
|
|
0.0351 |
Female |
208 (51.1) |
228 (56.0) |
|
Male |
199 (48.9) |
179 (44.0) |
|
Referral departments &
centers, n (%) |
|
|
|
Emergency department |
249 (61.2) |
69 (17.0) |
<0.0001 |
Primary care |
130 (31.9) |
281 (69.0) |
|
Outpatients clinics |
20 (4.9) |
49 (12.0) |
|
Other |
8 (2.0) |
8 (2.0) |
|
Indication for referral, n (%) |
|
|
0.0012 |
Symptoms suggestive of cancer |
135 (33.2) |
106 (26.0) |
|
Other symptoms |
272 (66.8) |
301 (74.0) |
|
Ratio of successive/first visits, mean ± SD |
3.098 ± 0.6584 |
2.123 ± 0.2171 |
0.0064 |
Final diagnosis, n (%) |
|
|
0.0020 |
Malignancy |
80 (19.7) |
58
(14.3) |
|
Non-malignant disease |
327 (80.3) |
349 (85.7) |
|
Time-to-diagnosis (days) |
|
|
<0.0001 |
Mean ± SD |
11.40 ± 6.75 |
23 ±
34 |
|
Median (interquartile range [IQR]) |
8 [4-13] |
12 [1-28] |
|