Table 3.
Factors Associated With a Diagnosis of an Undescended Testicular Malignancy
| Variable | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Clinicopathologica | |
| Race | |
| White versus nonwhite | 0.31 (0.24–0.41) |
| Hispanic versus non-Hispanic | 0.40 (0.29–0.56) |
| Histologic type | |
| Nonseminoma | Reference |
| Seminoma | 2.58 (2.05–3.25) |
| RPLND | |
| No | Reference |
| Yes | 1.40 (1.06–1.87) |
| SEER stageb | 1.44 (1.26–1.64) |
| Socioeconomic variablec | |
| Percentage foreign born | |
| IQR 1 | Reference |
| IQR 2 | 0.75 (0.57–0.98) |
| IQR 3 | 0.99 (0.75–1.33) |
| IQR 4 | 1.33 (1.01–1.76) |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; IQR = interquartile range; OR = odds ratio; RPLND = retroperitoneal lymph node dissection; SEER = Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.
Multivariable analysis adjusted for race, age, RPLND, histologic type, and SEER stage.
For each 1-unit increase in SEER stage (localized to regional; regional to distant).
Multivariable analysis adjusted for percentage of foreign born, median family income, percentage with < 9th grade education, percentage without high school degree, percentage with more than a bachelor degree, percentage of families below the poverty line, percentage of unemployed, percentage of minority, and rural/urban status.