Table 1 Characteristics of included patients for whom the GP was involved in the clinical pathway, shown by cancer site and total (N = 3,823)
| Â | Colorectal | Lung | Malignant melanoma | Breast | Prostate | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) |
All | 612(100) | 474(100) | 227(100) | 518(100) | 556(100) | 1,436(100) | 3,823(100) |
Gender | |||||||
Male | 325(53.1) | 266(56.1) | 100(44.1) | 0(0) | 556(100) | 790(55.0) | 2,037(53.3) |
Female | 287(46.9) | 208(43.9) | 127(55.9) | 518(100) | 0(0) | 646(45.0) | 1,786(46.7) |
Age groups (years): | |||||||
18-44 | 16(2.6) | 3(0.6) | 63(27.8) | 69(13.3) | 0(0) | 146(10.2) | 297(7.8) |
45-54 | 46(7.5) | 42(8.9) | 48(21.1) | 119(23.0) | 20(3.6) | 184(12.8) | 459(12.0) |
55-64 | 115(18.8) | 136(28.7) | 43(18.9) | 100(19.3) | 136(24.5) | 325(22.6) | 855(22.4) |
65-74 | 219(35.8) | 167(35.2) | 36(15.9) | 91(17.6) | 238(42.8) | 400(27.9) | 1,151(30.1) |
> = 75 | 216(35.3) | 126(26.6) | 37(16.3) | 139(26.8) | 162(29.1) | 381(26.5) | 1,061(27.8) |
GP’s symptom interpretation | |||||||
Alarm | 298(48.7) | 148(31.2) | 121(53.3) | 419(80.9) | 264(47.5) | 592(41.2) | 1,842(48.2) |
Serious | 127(20.8) | 162(34.2) | 9(4.0) | 27(5.2) | 59(10.6) | 362(25.2) | 746(19.5) |
Vague | 187(30.6) | 164(34.6) | 97(42.7) | 72(13.9) | 233(41.9) | 482(33.6) | 1,235(32.3) |
Referral mode | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Cancer Patient Pathway (CPP) | 222(36.3) | 193(40.7) | 82(36.1) | 324(62.5) | 220(39.6) | 385(26.8) | 1,426(37.3) |
Cancer obs – no CPP | 108(17.6) | 79(16.7) | 76(33.5) | 92(17.8) | 199(35.8) | 369(25.7) | 923(24.1) |
Other | 262(42.8) | 174(36.7) | 61(26.9) | 83(16.0) | 114(20.5) | 613(42.7) | 1,307(34.2) |
Unknown | 20(3.3) | 28(5.9) | 8(3.5) | 19(3.7) | 23(4.1) | 69(4.8) | 167(4.4) |
Co-morbidity 1 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
None | 453(74.0) | 323(68.1) | 192(84.6) | 406(78.4) | 422(75.9) | 1,088(75.8) | 2,884(75.4) |
Moderate | 132(21.6) | 124(26.2) | 33(14.5) | 93(18.0) | 114(20.5) | 286(19.9) | 782(20.5) |
High | 27(4.4) | 27(5.7) | 2(0.9) | 19(3.7) | 20(3.6) | 62(4.3) | 157(4.1) |
Missing | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Educational level – ISCED 2 | |||||||
Low | 237(38.7) | 211(44.5) | 61(26.9) | 179(34.6) | 182(32.7) | 551(38.4) | 1,421(37.2) |
Medium | 230(37.6) | 170(35.9) | 93(41.0) | 202(39.0) | 236(42.4) | 558(38.9) | 1,489(38.9) |
High | 112(18.3) | 73(15.4) | 67(29.5) | 121(23.4) | 126(22.7) | 263(18.3) | 762(19.9) |
Missing | 33(5.4) | 20(4.2) | 6(2.6) | 16(3.1) | 12(2.2) | 64(4.5) | 151(3.9) |
Disposable income in euro – OECD 3 | |||||||
Low | 233(38.1) | 198(41.8) | 50(22.0) | 150(29.0) | 138(24.8) | 494(34.4) | 1,263(33.0) |
Medium | 209(34.2) | 161(34.0) | 73(32.2) | 184(35.5) | 194(34.9) | 481(33.5) | 1,302(34.1) |
High | 169(27.6) | 115(24.3) | 103(45.4) | 183(35.3) | 224(40.3) | 460(32.0) | 1,254(32.8) |
Missing | 1(0.2) | 0(0) | 1(0.4) | 1(0.2) | 0(0) | 1(0.1) | 4(0.1) |
Region of residence 4 | |||||||
North Denmark Region | 61(10.0) | 43(9.1) | 24(10.6) | 60(11.6) | 81(14.6) | 178(12.4) | 447(11.7) |
Central Denmark Region | 141(23.0) | 120(25.3) | 48(21.1) | 129(24.9) | 148(26.6) | 343(23.9) | 929(24.3) |
Region of Southern Denmark | 139(22.7) | 101(21.3) | 86(37.9) | 128(24.7) | 112(20.1) | 321(22.4) | 887(23.2) |
Capital Region of Denmark | 142(23.2) | 128(27.0) | 53(23.3) | 109(21.0) | 130(23.4) | 359(25.0) | 921(24.1) |
Region Zealand | 129(21.1) | 82(17.3) | 16(7.0) | 92(17.8) | 85(15.3) | 235(16.4) | 639(16.7) |