Table 4 Multivariate analyses

Presentation to diagnosis: benchmark 4 weeks (n = 1807)

Rural/urban

Urban

1112

35.1

1.0

Rural

695

40.4

1.2

1.0

1.5

0.03

Sex

Male

969

40.3

1.0

Female

838

33.5

0.8

0.6

0.9

0.004

Complete preoperative colonoscopy

NO

746

40.1

1.0

YES

1061

35.1

0.8

0.7

1.0

0.04

Diagnosis to surgery: benchmark 4 weeks (n = 2282)

Age group

Overall

0.004

> = 70

1200

66.4

1.0

50-69

935

69.2

1.4

1.1

1.7

0.001

< 50

147

64.0

1.1

0.8

1.6

0.59

Complete preoperative colonoscopy

NO

962

72.5

1.0

YES

1320

63.7

0.7

0.6

0.9

0.001

Stage

Overall

<0.001

I

467

55.9

1.0

II

785

70.5

2.0

1.5

2.6

<0.001

III

712

69.0

2.1

1.6

2.8

<0.001

IV

275

78.2

2.5

1.8

3.5

<0.001

UNK

43

41.9

0.7

0.4

1.4

0.31

Appropriate radiation oncology consultation

Overall

<0.001

YES

373

49.6

1.0

NO

445

62.3

2.4

1.8

3.3

<0.001

Not relevant (Colon)

1464

73.5

3.3

2.6

4.3

<0.001

Diagnosis to surgery (rectal patients only): benchmark 4 weeks (n = 818)

Age group

Overall

0.02

> = 70

354

53.1

1.0

50-69

394

59.9

1.6

1.2

2.2

0.004

< 50

70

54.3

1.3

0.8

2.2

0.36

Stage

Overall

0.001

I

216

52.8

1.0

II

215

59.1

2.3

1.5

3.8

<0.001

III

272

55.5

2.2

1.4

3.5

0.001

IV

91

68.1

1.8

1.1

3.1

0.03

UNK

24

33.3

0.7

0.3

1.7

0.38

Appropriate radiation oncology consultation

YES

373

49.6

1.0

NO

445

62.3

2.7

1.8

4.0

<0.001

Surgery to adjuvant therapy: benchmark 8 weeks (n = 526)

Length of stay

526

0.95

0.91

1.0

0.007

Appropriate radiation oncology consultation

Overall

0.01

YES

236

29.7

1.0

NO

27

48.2

2.6

0.3

20.7

0.36

Not relevant (Colon)

263

46.8

1.8

1.2

2.6

0.004