Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Patients.
| Characteristic | Patients, No. (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Without unmet needs (n = 4296) | With unmet needs (n = 940) | ||
| Age, y | |||
| <65 | 2293 (53.4) | 574 (61.1) | <.001 |
| ≥65 | 2003 (46.6) | 366 (38.9) | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | |||
| ≤2 | 1200 (27.9) | 231 (24.6) | .04 |
| >2 | 3096 (72.1) | 709 (75.4) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1920 (44.7) | 367 (39.0) | .002 |
| Female | 2376 (55.3) | 573 (61.0) | |
| Race | |||
| Black | 280 (6.5) | 100 (10.6) | <.001 |
| White | 3813 (88.8) | 805 (85.6) | |
| Othera | 90 (2.1) | 14 (1.5) | |
| Refused or not reported | 113 (2.6) | 21 (2.2) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 2002 (46.6) | 504 (53.6) | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic or Latino | 2139 (49.8) | 402 (42.8) | |
| Refused or not reported | 155 (3.6) | 34 (3.6) | |
| Preferred language | |||
| English | 3216 (74.9) | 650 (69.1) | <.001 |
| Spanish | 1080 (25.1) | 290 (30.9) | |
| Health insurance | |||
| Managed care | 2341 (54.5) | 587 (62.4) | <.001 |
| Medicare | 1257 (29.3) | 196 (20.9) | |
| Medicaid | 26 (0.6) | 11 (1.2) | |
| Self-pay (no insurance) | 72 (1.7) | 15 (1.6) | |
| Cancer diagnosis | |||
| Breast | 813 (18.9) | 168 (17.9) | .002 |
| Hematology | 658 (15.3) | 130 (13.8) | |
| Digestive system | 514 (12.0) | 139 (14.8) | |
| Male genital system | 485 (11.3) | 86 (9.1) | |
| Head and neck | 354 (8.2) | 61 (6.5) | |
| Respiratory system | 325 (7.6) | 87 (9.3) | |
| Female genital system | 329 (7.7) | 97 (10.3) | |
| Other or unknown | 818 (19.0) | 172 (18.3) | |
| Cancer stage | |||
| 0 | 37 (0.9) | 5 (0.5) | .15 |
| I | 348 (8.1) | 77 (8.2) | |
| II | 264 (6.1) | 53 (5.6) | |
| III | 213 (5.0) | 63 (6.7) | |
| IV | 217 (5.1) | 58 (6.2) | |
| Unknown | 3217 (74.9) | 684 (72.8) | |
| Treatment status | |||
| Active treatment | 2540 (59.1) | 668 (71.1) | <.001 |
| No active treatment | 1241 (28.9) | 201 (21.4) | |
| Unknown | 515 (12.0) | 71 (7.6) | |
| Time since cancer diagnosis | |||
| ≤1 y | 1362 (31.7) | 412 (43.8) | <.001 |
| 1-5 y | 1905 (44.3) | 349 (37.1) | |
| >5 y | 999 (23.3) | 163 (17.3) | |
| Unknown | 30 (0.7) | 16 (1.7) | |
a
Includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and more than 1 race.