Table 5.
Time (in days) to radiation.
| n | Mean (SD) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | < 40 | 5391 | 53.5 (56.8) | < 0.001 |
| 40-50 | 17022 | 53.5 (56.8) | ||
| 50-60 | 33351 | 55.4 (55.8) | ||
| 60-70 | 33627 | 57.4 (58.9) | ||
| > 70 | 29578 | 56.4 (53.3) | ||
| Sex | Male | 72899 | 55.3 (56.9) | < 0.001 |
| Female | 46070 | 56.8 (55.4) | ||
| Race | White | 102823 | 54.9 (55.3) | < 0.001 |
| Black | 9788 | 63.4 (65.2) | ||
| Native American | 562 | 50.2 (45.3) | ||
| Asian | 3283 | 59.7 (55.4) | ||
| Other | 1687 | 59.1 (58.1) | ||
| Hispanic Origin | Yes | 2104 | 65.0 (60.7) | < 0.001 |
| No | 106208 | 55.6 (56.3) | ||
| Rural/Urban | Metro | 92781 | 56.6 (57.9) | < 0.001 |
| Urban | 19614 | 52.8 (49.1) | ||
| Rural | 2747 | 51.1 (48.3) | ||
| Insurance Status | Not Insured | 5036 | 56.3 (55.6) | < 0.001 |
| Private | 58494 | 54.4 (56.1) | ||
| Government | 53307 | 57.4 (56.5) | ||
| Unknown | 2132 | 55.5 (59.3) | ||
| Income | < $63,000 | 72272 | 55.4 (56.0) | 0.032 |
| > $63,000 | 35337 | 56.2 (56.4) | ||
| Grade | Well | 8855 | 55.9 (53.2) | < 0.001 |
| Moderately | 77759 | 56.3 (56.0) | ||
| Poorly | 14048 | 59.0 (59.5) | ||
| Undifferentiated | 1393 | 63.1 (61.0) | ||
| Stage | 0 | 505 | 79.3 (80.1) | < 0.001 |
| I | 11178 | 70.0 (68.4) | ||
| II | 33243 | 45.3 (41.1) | ||
| III | 40826 | 47.4 (40.8) | ||
| IV | 7137 | 89.6 (97.8) | ||
| Facility Type | Community | 10367 | 55.4 (54.9) | < 0.001 |
| Comprehensive | 48381 | 53.5 (54.7) | ||
| Academic | 38362 | 59.4 (58.1) | ||
| Other | 16468 | 55.4 (56.9) | ||
A total of 118,969 patients was eligible for analysis.