Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
From: Factors influencing presentation delay among cancer patients: a cross-sectional study in Malaysia
Sociodemographic characteristics | Presentation Delay ≤ 30 days | Presentation Delay > 30 days | Total, N = 476 |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Presentation interval, median (IQR) | - | - | 60 (166) |
218 (45.8) | 258 (54.2) | ||
Age at Diagnosis, years | |||
Mean (SD) | 56.8 (11.5) | 55.0 (12.2) | 55.8 (11.9) |
Range | 24.4—85.5 | 19.2—82.7 | 19.2—85.5 |
Cancer Type | |||
Breast | 100 (45.9) | 98 (38.0) | 198 (41.6) |
Colorectal | 64 (29.4) | 64 (24.8) | 128 (26.9) |
Nasopharyngeal | 34 (15.6) | 71 (27.5) | 105 (22.1) |
Cervical | 20 (9.2) | 25 (9.7) | 45 (9.5) |
Ethnicity | |||
Malay | 110 (50.5) | 122 (47.3) | 232 (48.7) |
Chinese | 78 (35.8) | 116 (45.0) | 194 (40.8) |
Indian | 25 (11.5) | 16 (6.2) | 41 (8.6) |
Others | 5 (2.3) | 4 (1.6) | 9 (1.9) |
Education Levela | |||
No Formal Education | 6 (3.6) | 14 (7.1) | 20 (5.5) |
Secondary school | 163 (74.8) | 193 (74.8) | 356 (74.8) |
Tertiary Education | 49 (29.5) | 49 (24.9) | 98 (27.0) |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 118 (54.1) | 154 (59.7) | 272 (57.1) |
Unemployed | 63 (28.9) | 68 (26.3) | 131 (27.6) |
Retiree | 37 (17.0) | 36 (14.0) | 73 (15.3) |
Household Incomea | |||
RM0 – RM999 | 42 (19.3) | 42 (16.3) | 84 (17.6) |
RM1000 – RM3000 | 103 (47.2) | 126 (48.8) | 229 (48.1) |
RM3001 – RM6000 | 41 (18.8) | 69 (26.7) | 110 (23.1) |
RM6001 and above | 31 (14.2) | 16 (6.2) | 47 (9.9) |
Family history of cancer | |||
Yes | 91 (41.7) | 91 (35.3) | 182 (38.2) |
No | 127 (58.3) | 167 (64.7) | 294 (61.8) |
Cancer staginga | |||
Stage 1 | 26 (13.3) | 20 (8.2) | 46 (10.5) |
Stage 2 | 71 (36.2) | 63 (25.8) | 134 (30.5) |
Stage 3 | 64 (32.7) | 103 (42.2) | 167 (38.0) |
Stage 4 | 35 (17.9) | 58 (23.8) | 93 (21.1) |
Presence of comorbidity | |||
Yes | 84 (38.5) | 104 (40.3) | 188 (39.5) |
No | 134 (61.5) | 154 (59.7) | 288 (60.5) |