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Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 Aug 8;27(10):2155–2165. doi: 10.1007/s11605-023-05764-z

TABLE 2.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with curative-intent surgical resection.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis

Variable No surgery Yes surgery p-value OR (95% CI) p-value

Age n (%) n (%) <0.001*

40–59 yrs 5,603 (49.8) 5,648 (50.2) Ref
60–79 yrs 12,689 (49.7) 12,855 (50.3) 0.97 (0.91–1.04) 0.46
80+ yrs 2,869 (62.4) 1,728 (37.6) 0.61 (0.55–0.68) <0.001*

Gender 0.188

Male 10,622 (50.7) 10,345 (49.3)
Female 10,727 (51.3) 10,182 (48.7)

Race 0.001*

White 17,760 (50.6) 17,257 (49.4) Ref
Black 2,577 (52.9) 2,297 (47.1) 0.84 (0.77–0.91) <0.001*
Asian 604 (55.0) 494 (45.0) 0.93 (0.79–1.09) 0.374
Native American 57 (50.4) 56 (49.6) 0.78 (0.63–0.87) <0.001*

Insurance status <0.001*

Private 7,763 (49.2) 8,005 (50.8) Ref
Medicaid 1,270 (54.3) 1,068 (45.7) 0.89 (0.79–1.01) 0.066
Medicare 11,055 (51.9) 10,265 (48.2) 0.99 (0.93–1.06) 0.839
Uninsured 643 (51.4) 608 (48.6) 0.78 (0.61–0.93) 0.035*

Median income of zip code <0.001*

First quartile 3,103 (50.64) 3,025 (49.36) Ref
Second quartile 2,275 (49.66) 2,306 (50.34) 1.04 (0.95–1.14) 0.413
Third quartile 5,590 (52.91) 4,975 (47.09) 0.94 (0.87–1.02) 0.127
Fourth quartile 7,766 (50.57) 7,591 (49.43) 0.98 (0.91–1.07) 0.712

Geographic location 0.037*

Metro 16,876 (50.7) 16,422 (49.3) Ref
Urban 3,424 (51.9) 3,175 (48.1) 0.90 (0.83–0.97) 0.008*
Rural 479 (54.0) 408 (46.0) 0.82 (0.69–0.99) 0.039*

Regional Location <0.001*

West 3,502 (55.7) 2,781 (44.3) Ref
Northeast 4,503 (54.1) 3,826 (45.9) 0.87 (0.80–0.95) 0.002*
Midwest 5,562 (50.1) 5,545 (49.9) 1.13 (1.04–1.23) 0.004*
South 7,594 (48.5) 8,079 (51.6) 1.21 (1.11–1.31) <0.001*

AJCC Stage <0.001*

1 1,849 (24.8) 5,615 (75.2) Ref
2 3,380 (26.2) 9,513 (73.8) 0.93 (0.86–1.00) 0.053
3 16,120 (74.91) 5,399 (25.1) 0.09 (0.08–0.10) <0.001*

Charlson Comorbidity Score <0.001*

0 14,988 (53.2) 13,192 (46.8) Ref
1 4,864 (47.0) 5,485 (53.0) 1.39 (1.31–1.48) <0.001*
2 1,093 (44.0) 1,336 (56.0) 1.53 (1.38–1.71) <0.001*

Facility type <0.001*

Academic 12,239 (59.0) 8,519 (41.0) Ref
Non-academic 9,110 (43.1) 12,008 (56.9) 0.63 (0.59–0.67) <0.001*

High-volume facility <0.001*

No 14,702 (60.2) 9,734 (39.8) Ref
Yes 6,647 (38.1) 10,793 (61.9) 2.41 (2.26–2.56) <0.001*