Research Article

A Fact-Finding Procedure Integrating Machine Learning and AHP Technique to Predict Delayed Diagnosis of Bladder Patients with Hematuria

Table 3

Characteristics of bladder cancer patients with delay diagnosed and control subjects.

VariablesValueDelay diagnosed group (n = 210)Nondelayed diagnosed group (n = 325)

AgePatient67.3 (31–93)67.4 (16–98)
Physician54.7 (47–63)56 (43–63)

Seniority (physician)11.7 (4–20)13 (5–20
Gender (patient)Male142 (67.6)227 (68.8)
Female68 (32.4)98 (30.2)

Gender (physician)Male201 (95.7)313 (96.3)
Female9(4)12 (3.7)

Hospital levelMedical center60 (28.6)113 (34.8)
Regional hospital81 (38.6)135 (41.5)
District hospital36 (17.1)43 (13.2)
Clinic33 (15.7)32 (10.5)

Visit behaviorSurgery52 (24.7)19 (5.8)
Gynecology38 (18.1)13 (4)
Chinese medicine48 (22.3)3 (0.9)
Gastroenterology61 (29.0)6 (1.8)
Nephrology53 (25.2)30 (9.2)

Cystoscopy after hematuria record for half year205 (97.6)120 (36.9)
Visit timesSurgery1.690.03
Gynecology1.690.05
Chinese medicine1.730.01
Gastroenterology00.02
Nephrology00.18

Location (level of urbanization)
City82 (39.0)114 (44.3)
Commuting zone54 (25.7)80 (24.6)
Towns and semidense areas10 (4.8)12 (3.7)
Rural areas64 (30.5)89 (27.4)

n (%), the others are μ(σ).