Table 4 Associations between involvement of the GP and another doctor and involvement of personal relations among individuals with lung cancer symptoms
Prolonged coughing (n = 3187) | Shortness of breath (n = 2882) | Prolonged hoarseness (n = 1316) | ||||||||||||
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Involvement of GP | Involvement of another doctor | Involvement of GP | Involvement of another doctor | Involvement of GP | Involvement of another doctor | |||||||||
Crude OR | Adjusted ORa | Crude OR | Adjusted ORa | Crude OR | Adjusted ORa | Crude OR | Adjusted ORa | Crude OR | Adjusted ORa | Crude OR | Adjusted ORa | |||
Involvement of a personal relation | ||||||||||||||
No (ref.) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 3.93 (3.26–4.74) | 3.72 (3.06–4.51) | 6.70 (5.07–8.85) | 6.45 (4.85–8.56) | 4.04 (3.29–4.95) | 3.91 (3.17–4.83) | 6.58 (5.05–8.60) | 6.129 (4.79–8.25) | 4.31 (3.19–5.83) | 4.016(3.05–5.67) | 8.00 (5.36–11.95) | 7.43 (4.95–11.14) | ||