Variables | Total | Outpatient department | Emergency department | P-valuea | Adjusted ORb | 95%CIc | P-valued | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||||
Total | 2881 | 100.00 | 2704 | 93.86 | 177 | 6.14 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Stages |  |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  |  |  |
0 | 216 | 7.50 | 212 | 7.84 | 4 | 2.26 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
A | 1191 | 41.34 | 1150 | 42.53 | 41 | 23.16 | Â | 1.61 | 0.56 | 4.60 | 0.373 |
B | 724 | 25.13 | 673 | 24.89 | 51 | 28.81 | Â | 2.81 | 0.98 | 8.01 | 0.054 |
C | 652 | 22.63 | 587 | 21.71 | 65 | 36.72 | Â | 3.40 | 1.19 | 9.68 | 0.022* |
D | 98 | 3.40 | 82 | 3.03 | 16 | 9.04 | Â | 5.36 | 1.68 | 17.14 | 0.005* |
Personal characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.483 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 2041 | 70.84 | 1911 | 70.67 | 130 | 73.45 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 840 | 29.16 | 793 | 29.33 | 47 | 26.55 | Â | 0.89 | 0.60 | 1.31 | 0.551 |
Age (Year) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.041 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
40–54 | 547 | 18.99 | 510 | 18.86 | 37 | 20.90 |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |
55–64 | 892 | 30.96 | 835 | 30.88 | 57 | 32.20 |  | 1.03 | 0.64 | 1.67 | 0.900 |
65–74 | 871 | 30.23 | 833 | 30.81 | 38 | 21.47 |  | 0.61 | 0.36 | 1.06 | 0.080 |
≥75 | 571 | 19.82 | 526 | 19.45 | 45 | 25.42 |  | 0.98 | 0.56 | 1.71 | 0.953 |
Mean ± SD | 64.51 ± 10.86 | 64.52 ± 10.81 | 64.44 ± 11.62 | 0.922 |  |  |  |  | |||
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.009 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Unmarried | 155 | 5.38 | 147 | 5.44 | 8 | 4.52 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 2356 | 81.78 | 2224 | 82.25 | 132 | 74.58 | Â | 1.60 | 0.73 | 3.48 | 0.238 |
Divorced | 144 | 5.00 | 128 | 4.73 | 16 | 9.04 | Â | 2.97 | 1.18 | 7.50 | 0.021* |
Widowed | 226 | 7.84 | 205 | 7.58 | 21 | 11.86 | Â | 2.50 | 1.00 | 6.28 | 0.051 |
Socioeconomic status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Monthly salaries (NT$ e ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  |  |  |
≤22,800 | 1791 | 62.17 | 1643 | 60.76 | 148 | 83.62 |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |
22,801 − 28,800 | 660 | 22.91 | 645 | 23.85 | 15 | 8.47 |  | 0.40 | 0.22 | 0.70 | 0.002* |
≥28,801 | 430 | 14.93 | 416 | 15.38 | 14 | 7.91 |  | 0.64 | 0.36 | 1.17 | 0.149 |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.107 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Elementary school (and illiteracy) | 1542 | 53.52 | 1449 | 53.59 | 93 | 52.54 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Junior high school | 526 | 18.26 | 484 | 17.90 | 42 | 23.73 | Â | 1.32 | 0.85 | 2.05 | 0.212 |
Senior high school (and above) | 813 | 28.22 | 771 | 28.51 | 42 | 23.73 | Â | 0.94 | 0.61 | 1.46 | 0.785 |
Environmental factors | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urbanization | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.630 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Level 1 | 657 | 22.80 | 619 | 22.89 | 38 | 21.47 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Level 2 | 839 | 29.12 | 789 | 29.18 | 50 | 28.25 | Â | 1.03 | 0.66 | 1.61 | 0.909 |
Level 3 | 444 | 15.41 | 409 | 15.13 | 35 | 19.77 | Â | 1.43 | 0.87 | 2.34 | 0.162 |
Level 4 | 506 | 17.56 | 480 | 17.75 | 26 | 14.69 | Â | 0.90 | 0.52 | 1.55 | 0.709 |
Level 5 | 103 | 3.58 | 96 | 3.55 | 7 | 3.95 | Â | 1.37 | 0.57 | 3.30 | 0.487 |
Level 6 | 190 | 6.59 | 176 | 6.51 | 14 | 7.91 | Â | 1.32 | 0.67 | 2.60 | 0.415 |
Level 7 | 142 | 4.93 | 135 | 4.99 | 7 | 3.95 | Â | 0.76 | 0.32 | 1.79 | 0.527 |
Use of preventive medicine | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Health examination within three years before the diagnosis |  |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  |  |  |
No | 793 | 27.53 | 724 | 26.78 | 69 | 38.98 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 2088 | 72.47 | 1980 | 73.22 | 108 | 61.02 | Â | 0.86 | 0.61 | 1.21 | 0.381 |
Health Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Charlson Comorbidity Index |  |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  |  |  |
≤ 2 | 375 | 13.02 | 366 | 13.54 | 9 | 5.08 |  | 1.00 |  |  |  |
3–7 | 1907 | 66.19 | 1789 | 66.16 | 118 | 66.67 |  | 2.02 | 0.99 | 4.11 | 0.052 |
≥8 | 599 | 20.79 | 549 | 20.30 | 50 | 28.25 |  | 2.17 | 1.02 | 4.63 | 0.044* |
Hepatitis B |  |  |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |  |  |  |  |
Yes | 1113 | 38.63 | 1066 | 39.42 | 47 | 26.55 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
No | 1768 | 61.37 | 1638 | 60.58 | 130 | 73.45 | Â | 1.61 | 1.11 | 2.33 | 0.011* |
Hepatitis C | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.394 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 1843 | 63.97 | 1724 | 63.76 | 119 | 67.23 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 1038 | 36.03 | 980 | 36.24 | 58 | 32.77 | Â | 0.91 | 0.64 | 1.31 | 0.619 |
Characteristics of the main hospital before diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Level of medical institution | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.274 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Medical center | 317 | 11.00 | 292 | 10.80 | 25 | 14.12 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Regional hospital | 527 | 18.29 | 497 | 18.38 | 30 | 16.95 | Â | 0.62 | 0.35 | 1.11 | 0.110 |
District hospital | 310 | 10.76 | 286 | 10.58 | 24 | 13.56 | Â | 0.94 | 0.49 | 1.78 | 0.838 |
Primary clinic | 1727 | 59.94 | 1629 | 60.24 | 98 | 55.37 | Â | 0.57 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 0.051 |
Ownership of medical institutions | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.467 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Public hospital | 675 | 23.43 | 638 | 23.59 | 37 | 20.90 | Â | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Non-public hospital | 2206 | 76.57 | 2066 | 76.41 | 140 | 79.10 | Â | 1.62 | 1.01 | 2.58 | 0.044* |
Characteristics of main treatment institutions after diagnosis | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Level of medical institution | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.003 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Medical center | 494 | 17.15 | 449 | 16.61 | 45 | 25.42 | Â | -- | Â | Â | Â |
Regional hospital | 793 | 27.53 | 746 | 27.59 | 47 | 26.55 | Â | -- | -- | -- | -- |
District hospital | 332 | 11.52 | 306 | 11.32 | 26 | 14.69 | Â | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Primary clinic | 1262 | 43.80 | 1203 | 44.49 | 59 | 33.33 | Â | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Ownership of medical institutions | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.364 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Public hospital | 444 | 15.41 | 412 | 15.24 | 32 | 18.08 | Â | -- | Â | Â | Â |
Non-public hospital | 2437 | 84.59 | 2292 | 84.76 | 145 | 81.92 | Â | -- | -- | -- | -- |