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Published on 14 de octubre de 2024 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2024.09.2801
Breast cancer diagnosis and staging in Chile: A non-randomized survey-based study to assess frequency and delays
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1 | 0.38% |
| Female | 260 | 98.86% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.76% |
| Age1 | ||
| 29 to 39 years old | 35 | 13.31% |
| 40 to 49 years old | 83 | 31.56% |
| 50 to 69 years old | 129 | 49.05% |
| 70 to 83 years old | 12 | 4.56% |
| Unknown | 4 | 1.52% |
| Metropolitan region | 131 | 49.81% |
| Other regions of Chile | 130 | 49.43% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.76% |
| I | 45 | 17.11% |
| II | 52 | 19.77% |
| III | 52 | 19.77% |
| IV | 54 | 20.53% |
| V | 55 | 20.91% |
| Unknown | 5 | 1.90% |
| Elementary | 14 | 5.32% |
| High school | 99 | 37.64% |
| Higher | 145 | 55.13% |
| Unknown4 | 5 | 1.90% |
| Health insurance3 | ||
| Public | 187 | 71.10% |
| Private | 76 | 28.90% |
| Does not have | 172 | 65.70% |
| Does have | 84 | 31.94% |
| Unknown | 7 | 2.66% |
Notes: 1Age (mean: 51.7; standard deviation: 10.5; minimum. 29; max. 83; Q1:44; median: 51; Q3: 60; with 0.05 significance the normality hypothesis is rejected). 2Monthly income (mean: 1 327 254; 5% trimmed mean: 1 125 098; SD: 1 548 436; minimum 36 000; maximum. 15 000 000; Q1: 450 00; median: 800 000; Q3: 1 700 000; with 0.05 significance the normality hypothesis is rejected). Quintiles of income. I: [36 000 to 400 000); II: [400 000 to 600 000); III: [600 000 to 1 000 000); IV: [1 000 000 to 2 000 000) and V: 2 000 000 or more. 3Public includes the National Health Fund in all its sections and the Armed Forces. 4Unknown educational level includes respondents who reported having attended differential education. 537 respondents with complementary insurance in the public system (versus 144 without insurance and six who do not know) and 47 respondents with complementary insurance in the private system (versus 28 without insurance and one who does not know).
Source: Prepared by the authors.