CHARACTERISTIC | TOTAL (N = 87), N (%) | TIME FROM SYMPTOM ONSET TO PHYSICIAN ASSESSMENT | P VALUE* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
< 1 MONTH (N = 43), N (%) | > 1 MONTH (N = 44), N (%) | |||
Sex | .03 | |||
• Male | 56 (64) | 30 (70) | 26 (59) | |
• Female | 31 (36) | 13 (30) | 18 (41) | |
Marital status | .53 | |||
• Married | 60 (69) | 31 (72) | 29 (66) | |
• Not married | 27 (31) | 12 (28) | 15 (34) | |
Education | .75 | |||
• Less than high school | 27 (31) | 11 (26) | 16 (36) | |
• High school | 35 (40) | 17 (40) | 18 (41) | |
• College degree | 25 (29) | 15 (35) | 10 (23) | |
TNM stage | .98 | |||
• I or II | 32 (37) | 16 (37) | 16 (36) | |
• III | 30 (34) | 16 (37) | 14 (32) | |
• IV | 25 (29) | 11 (26) | 14 (32) | |
Tumour location | .05 | |||
• Cecum or ascending colon | 36 (41) | 20 (47) | 16 (36) | |
• Transverse colon | 3 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) | |
• Descending colon | 5 (6) | 3 (7) | 2 (5) | |
• Sigmoid colon | 24 (28) | 15 (35) | 9 (20) | |
• Rectum | 19 (22) | 4 (9) | 15 (34) |
TNM—primary tumour, regional lymph nodes, and distant metastasis.
↵*. Based on Fisher exact test.