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Table 4 Factors influencing detection rates in participants with suspected symptoms (/signs) of primary brain tumour

From: Mortality due to primary brain tumours in China and detection rate in people with suspected symptoms: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey

Factors

Participants

PBT No.

%

Adjusteda OR

95%CI

P value

Age group, n (%)

 0~

28

0

--

--

--

0.998

 15~

34

2

5.9%

13.42

0.89–202.85

0.061

 25~

143

0

--

--

--

0.996

 35~

560

7

1.3%

5.52

1.37–22.16

0.016

 45~

1917

9

0.5%

2.32

0.64–8.48

0.203

 55~

4767

9

0.2%

0.95

0.27–3.29

0.933

 65~

4590

15

0.3%

1.78

0.57–5.61

0.322

 75~

2951

4

0.1%

Reference

Reference

 

Sex, n (%)

 Men

7296

17

0.2%

0.65

0.34–1.23

0.186

 Women

7694

29

0.4%

Reference

Reference

 

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Han

13,756

39

0.3%

Reference

Reference

 

 Other

1234

7

0.6%

1.02

0.35–2.95

0.966

Education, n (%)

 Primary school

9176

21

0.2%

Reference

Reference

 

 Middle school

5297

22

0.4%

1.49

0.75–2.94

0.253

 College and higher

504

0

--

--

--

0.993

 Missing

13

3

23.1%

30.07

0.09–9575.23

0.247

Marital status, n (%)

 Married

12,059

36

0.3%

Reference

Reference

 

 Single

238

3

1.3%

2.96

0.51–17.40

0.229

 Widowed

2640

4

0.2%

0.60

0.20–1.78

0.361

 Other

33

0

--

--

--

0.998

 Missing

20

3

15.0%

2.03

0.01–593.19

0.808

Occupation, n (%)

 Students

42

1

2.4%

0.99

0.04–22.32

0.993

 Worker

620

1

0.2%

0.44

0.06–3.47

0.436

 Farmer

8343

25

0.3%

Reference

Reference

 

 Employee

350

1

0.3%

1.05

0.13–8.44

0.960

 Entrepreneur

393

3

0.8%

1.45

0.38–5.45

0.585

 Retiree or homemaker

5154

12

0.2%

1.01

0.44–2.36

0.974

 Other

76

0

--

--

--

0.997

 Missing

12

3

25.0%

5.90

0.02–1868.59

0.546

Place of residence, n (%)

 Urban

7628

20

0.3%

0.72

0.35–1.46

0.359

 Rural

7362

26

0.4%

Reference

Reference

 

Geographic location, n (%)

 Eastern China

4950

11

0.2%

0.97

0.38–2.48

0.946

 Central China

7073

26

0.4%

1.93

0.85–4.40

0.119

 Western China

2967

9

0.3%

Reference

Reference

 

Symptoms (/signs), n (%)

 Conscious disturbance

  Yes

1881

3

0.2%

0.42

0.12–1.44

0.167

  No

13,109

43

0.3%

Reference

Reference

 

 Limb paralysis or weakness

  Yes

5842

13

0.2%

0.74

0.32–1.72

0.480

  No

9148

33

0.4%

Reference

Reference

 

 Facial paralysis

  Yes

2654

2

0.1%

0.26

0.06–1.18

0.080

  No

12,336

44

0.4%

Reference

Reference

 

 Unsteady gait

  Yes

4180

14

0.3%

2.46

1.09–5.51

0.029

  No

10,810

32

0.3%

Reference

Reference

 

 Speech disorders

  Yes

3525

6

0.2%

0.71

0.27–1.87

0.491

  No

11,465

40

0.3%

Reference

Reference

 

 Paraesthesia

  Yes

3594

8

0.2%

0.72

0.32–1.64

0.437

  No

11,396

38

0.3%

Reference

Reference

 

 Visual anomalies

  Yes

1777

12

0.7%

3.84

1.88–7.85

<0.001

  No

13,213

34

0.3%

Reference

Reference

 

 Dizziness/vertigo

  Yes

7521

17

0.2%

0.45

0.23–0.87

0.017

  No

7469

29

0.4%

Reference

Reference

 

 Headache

  Yes

4503

22

0.5%

2.06

1.10–3.86

0.023

  No

10,487

24

0.2%

Reference

Reference

 

 Nausea/vomiting

  Yes

2766

7

0.3%

0.66

0.27–1.59

0.351

  No

12,224

39

0.3%

Reference

Reference

 
  1. aAll other variables in the table were adjusted for each interesting variable in a multivariate logistics regression model