Table 3 Multivariable model results
From: Patients who take their symptoms less seriously are more likely to have colorectal cancer
Variables | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Likelihood ratio P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Previous colonoscopy within last 10 years | No (referent group) | ||
Yes | 0.24 (0.16, 0.35) | <0.001 | |
Age Group | < 50 years (referent group) | 1.00 | <0.001 |
50 – 59 years | 7.09 (3.44, 14.61) | ||
60 – 69 years | 15.02 (7.36, 30.64) | ||
70 years or more | 25.10 (12.28, 51.31) | ||
Anaemia | No (referent group) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 3.59 (2.40, 5.38) | <0.001 | |
NSAID use | No (referent group) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 0.35 (0.16, 0.76) | 0.002 | |
Aspirin use | No (referent group) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 0.58 (0.37, 0.93) | 0.017 | |
Diverticulitis | None (ref group) | 1.00 | |
Yes | 0.38 (0.17, 0.85) | 0.008 | |
Sex | Male (referent group) | 1.00 | |
Female | 0.68 (0.48, 0.95) | 0.023 | |
Abdominal Pain | None or occur less frequently than weekly or present > 12 months (referent group) | 1.00 | |
Occurs weekly; and present <12 months | 2.28 (1.60, 3.26) | <0.001 | |
Bleeding | None or present >12 months (referent group) | 1.00 | |
Occurs monthly/occasionally; and present <12 months | 2.07 (1.33, 3.24) | <0.001 | |
Occurs weekly and present <12 months | 5.56 (3.63, 8.53) | ||
Mucus | None or occur less frequently than weekly or present > 12 months (referent group) | 1.00 | |
Occurs weekly and present <12 months | 2.65 (1.49, 4.73) | 0.002 | |
How seriously take symptoms | Less seriously | 1.47 (1.00, 2.14) | 0.044 |
Same (referent group) | 1.00 | ||
More seriously | 0.79 (0.50, 1.27) |