Diagnostic delays in alcoholic cirrhosis: A cross-sectional study of contributing factors

Table 6 Kruskal-Wallis H analysis for demographic differences in diagnostic delay, median (interquartile range)

Characteristics	Diagnostic delay (months)	P value
Age
< 50 years	3 (1-7)
50-60 years	5 (2-10)	< 0.001
60-70 years	7 (2-14)
≥ 70 years	8 (0.8-23)
Years of education
≤ 6 years	10 (6-16)
7-9 years	5 (3-8)	< 0.001
10-12 years	2 (0.925-4)
≥ 12 years	0.5 (0.2-1.0)
Family size
1 population	12 (6-21.25)
2-3 populations	5 (1.5-11)	< 0.01
> 3 populations	2 (1.25-6)
Marital status
Married	4 (1-9)
Unmarried	18 (13.5-20.25)	< 0.001
Widowed	19 (11-24)
Divorced	15 (7.5-23)
Average annual family income
< 2 ten thousand RMB/year	20.5 (12.75-24.5)
2-4 ten thousand RMB/year	8 (5-12)
4-6 ten thousand RMB/year	4 (2-8)
6-8 ten thousand RMB/year	2 (0.775-4)	< 0.001
> 8 ten thousand RMB/year	0.5 (0.2-0.8)
Drinking years
< 10 years	9 (6.5-9.5)
10-20 years	2 (1-6)
20-30 years	4 (1-7)
30-40 years	6 (2-11)	< 0.001
40-50 years	7 (2-15)
> 50 years	20 (1-28)
Drinking mL-day
< 100 mL	4 (4-4)
100-250 mL	0.2 (0.2-0.9)
250-500 mL	2 (0.6-5)
500-1000 mL	5 (2-10)	< 0.001
> 1000 mL	14 (8-23)
Types of wine
Baijiu	3 (0.9-6)
Red wine	0.6 (0.4-0.8)
Beer	12.5 (6.75-18.25)
Rice wine	12 (6-18)	< 0.001
Various wines	6 (2-13)