Univariable associations between gender and number of prereferral consultations, recorded haematuria, investigation by ‘blood test’ and ultrasound scan
Bladder cancer (n=740) | Renal cancer (n=287) | |||||||||
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Men (n=538) | Women (n=202) | Men (n=169) | Women (n=118) | |||||||
n | Per cent | n | Per cent | p Value | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | p Value | |
Number of prereferral consultations | ||||||||||
1 | 320 | 59.5 | 102 | 50.5 | <0.001 | 89 | 52.7 | 45 | 38.1 | 0.093 |
2 | 158 | 29.4 | 46 | 22.8 | 49 | 29.0 | 38 | 32.2 | ||
3 | 40 | 7.4 | 23 | 11.4 | 17 | 10.1 | 16 | 13.6 | ||
4 | 8 | 1.5 | 11 | 5.4 | 5 | 3.0 | 8 | 6.8 | ||
5+ | 12 | 2.2 | 20 | 9.9 | 9 | 5.3 | 11 | 9.3 | ||
1–2 | 478 | 88.8 | 148 | 73.3 | <0.001 | 138 | 81.7 | 83 | 70.3 | 0.025 |
3+ | 60 | 11.2 | 54 | 26.7 | 31 | 18.3 | 35 | 29.7 | ||
Haematuria | ||||||||||
Yes | 394 | 73.2 | 143 | 70.8 | 0.51 | 57 | 33.7 | 23 | 19.5 | 0.008 |
No | 144 | 26.8 | 59 | 29.2 | 112 | 66.3 | 95 | 80.5 | ||
Ultrasound scan | ||||||||||
Yes | 39 | 7.2 | 36 | 17.8 | <0.001 | 44 | 26.0 | 35 | 29.7 | 0.50 |
No | 499 | 92.8 | 166 | 82.2 | 125 | 74.0 | 83 | 70.3 | ||
Blood test | ||||||||||
Yes | 207 | 38.5 | 47 | 23.3 | <0.001 | 71 | 42.0 | 45 | 38.1 | 0.510 |
No | 331 | 61.5 | 155 | 76.7 | 98 | 58.0 | 73 | 61.0 |