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Table 9 Simple logistic regression of potential factors associated with delayed presentation

From: Factors associated with delay in seeking care for breast symptoms

Variable

Crude OR (95% CI)

p value

Age > 40 years

0.40 (0.11, 1.48)

0.170

Breast lump as the first symptom

3.74 (0.81, 17.29)

0.092

Alternative treatment

2.62 (0.69, 9.97)

0.157

Interpretation: not dangerous

2.69 (1.01, 7.20)

0.049

Interpretation: no possibility for it to be cancer

2.44 (0.91, 6.51)

0.075

Attitude: concern that most doctors are male

0.37 (0.08, 1.71)

0.201

Attitude: Did not want to burden the doctor with small matters

2.34 (0.72, 7.79)

0.165

Clinic/hospital too far away from home

3.38 (0.69, 16.41)

0.132