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Table 1 Patient characteristics by CPP implementation status and referral status

From: Prognostic consequences of implementing cancer patient pathways in Denmark: a comparative cohort study of symptomatic cancer patients in primary care

 

Before CPP

During CPP

After CPP

    

Total

Non-CPP referred

CPP referred

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Total

1202

(100)

4187

(100)

2336

(100)

1564

(100)

772

(100)

Deaths in three years

695

(57.8)

2208

(52.7)

1165

(49.9)

775

(49.6)

390

(50.5)

Survival rate (raw)

 1 year

0.592

0.647

0.671

0.669

0.675

 3 years

0.413

0.471

0.501

0.505

0.495

Sex

 Woman

624

(51.9)

2120

(50.6)

1128

(48.3)

782

(50.0)

346

(44.8)

 Man

578

(48.1)

2067

(49.4)

1208

(51.7)

782

(50.0)

426

(55.2)

Age, median (IQI)

68

(58–77)

68

(59–76)

68

(59–76)

68

(59–76)

68

(60–76)

Age groups (years)

 18–44

84

(7.0)

258

(6.2)

141

(6.0)

102

(6.5)

39

(5.1)

 45–54

138

(11.5)

469

(11.2)

264

(11.3)

191

(12.2)

73

(9.5)

 55–64

293

(24.4)

1040

(24.8)

549

(23.5)

353

(22.6)

196

(25.4)

 65–74

337

(28.0)

1235

(29.5)

724

(31.0)

472

(30.2)

252

(32.6)

 75-

350

(29.1)

1185

(28.3)

658

(28.2)

446

(28.5)

212

(27.5)

Diagnoses

 CRC

283

(23.5)

1073

(25.6)

629

(26.9)

405

(25.9)

224

(29.0)

 Lung

280

(23.3)

1018

(24.3)

501

(21.4)

299

(19.1)

202

(26.2)

 Melanoma

125

(10.4)

403

(9.6)

236

(10.1)

154

(9.8)

82

(10.6)

 Head & neck

74

(6.2)

260

(6.2)

180

(7.7)

141

(9.0)

39

(5.1)

 Upper GI

185

(15.4)

570

(13.6)

336

(14.4)

252

(16.1)

84

(10.9)

 Gynaecological

141

(11.7)

484

(11.6)

250

(10.7)

186

(11.9)

64

(8.3)

 Urinary system

114

(9.5)

379

(9.1)

204

(8.7)

127

(8.1)

77

(10.0)

Tumour stage

 Local

452

(37.6)

1530

(36.5)

868

(37.2)

596

(38.1)

272

(35.2)

 Regional

219

(18.2)

807

(19.3)

458

(19.6)

289

(18.5)

169

(21.9)

 Distant

330

(27.5)

1294

(30.9)

719

(30.8)

462

(29.5)

257

(33.3)

 Unknown/missing

201

(16.7)

556

(13.3)

291

(12.5)

217

(13.9)

74

(9.6)

Comorbidity

 None

793

(66.0)

2913

(69.6)

1.636

(70.0)

1.064

(68.0)

572

(74.1)

 Moderate

319

(26.5)

1051

(25.1)

563

(24.1)

394

(25.2)

169

(21.9)

 High

90

(7.5)

223

(5.3)

137

(5.9)

106

(6.8)

31

(4.0)

Educational level

 Low

473

(39.4)

1874

(44.8)

897

(38.4)

587

(37.5)

310

(40.2)

 Medium

421

(35.0)

1450

(34.6)

883

(37.8)

601

(38.4)

282

(36.5)

 High

202

(16.8)

641

(15.3)

456

(19.5)

307

(19.6)

149

(19.3)

 Missing

106

(8.8)

222

(5.3)

100

(4.3)

69

(4.4)

31

(4.0)

Household income

 Low

378

(31.4)

1323

(31.6)

778

(33.3)

505

(32.3)

273

(35.4)

 Medium

363

(30.2)

1364

(32.6)

802

(34.3)

542

(34.7)

260

(33.7)

 High

395

(32.9)

1360

(32.5)

753

(32.2)

513

(32.8)

239

(31.0)