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Table 1 Characteristics of women with newly diagnosed primary BC in Estonia, 2008–2010

From: Identifying women at risk for delayed presentation of breast cancer: a cross-sectional study in Estonia

   

Patient delay (days)

 

n

%

Median

Interquartile range

Total

703

100.0

16

5–54

Age at first symptom (years)

    

 <50

173

24.6

14

5–36

 50–64

199

28.3

15

5–43

 ≥65

331

47.1

19

5–66

Year of interview

    

 2008

124

17.6

14

6–38

 2009

282

40.1

15

5–54

 2010

297

42.3

19

5–66

Nationality

    

 Estonian

474

67.4

19

6–60

 Non-Estonian

229

32.6

11

5–36

Education

    

 University

172

24.5

11

5–42

 Secondary, vocational

399

56.8

16

5–54

 Primary, basic

132

18.8

27

8–80

Marital status

    

 Married/cohabiting

379

53.9

15

5–51

 No partner

324

46.1

17

6–58

Active employment

    

 Yes

306

43.5

14

5–40

 No

397

56.5

19

5–61

Self-reported financial status of household

    

 Very good or good

221

31.4

14

5–47

 Satisfactory

393

55.9

18

5–58

 Poor or very poor

89

12.7

17

7–34

Smoking status

    

 Non-smoker

495

70.4

16

5–54

 Ex-smoker

91

12.9

11

5–48

 Current smoker

117

16.6

19

7–71

Body mass index

    

 <25

256

36.4

15

5–59

 25–29

230

32.7

16

5–48

 ≥30

213

30.3

16

5–56

 Unknown

4

0.6

  

No of close persons to confide in

    

 More than two

385

54.7

18

6–66

 One or two

279

39.7

13

5–43

 None

36

5.1

12

3–23

 Unknown

3

0.4