Table 7.
Time (in days) to chemotherapy.
| n | Mean (SD) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | < 40 | 7646 | 41.6 (40.0) | < 0.001 |
| 40-50 | 23413 | 43.9 (49.4) | ||
| 50-60 | 46145 | 47.5 (47.9) | ||
| 60-70 | 47325 | 50.0 (52.1) | ||
| > 70 | 45089 | 50.2 (46.8) | ||
| Sex | Male | 103634 | 47.9 (47.4) | 0.005 |
| Female | 65984 | 48.6 (50.8) | ||
| Race | White | 144939 | 47.3 (48.4) | < 0.001 |
| Black | 15673 | 55.2 (54.3) | ||
| Native American | 794 | 46.8 (37.0) | ||
| Asian | 4459 | 49.7 (41.9) | ||
| Other | 2441 | 49.5 (46.0) | ||
| Hispanic Origin | Yes | 3109 | 56.4 (53.7) | < 0.001 |
| No | 151242 | 47.8 (47.4) | ||
| Rural/Urban | Metro | 133360 | 48.5 (50.4) | < 0.001 |
| Urban | 27063 | 47.0 (42.8) | ||
| Rural | 3819 | 44.8 (37.2) | ||
| Insurance Status | Not Insured | 8074 | 49.3 (55.3) | < 0.001 |
| Private | 78323 | 45.5 (45.5) | ||
| Government | 79693 | 50.5 (51.1) | ||
| Unknown | 3528 | 49.5 (48.2) | ||
| Income | < $63,000 | 104051 | 48.6 (51.1) | < 0.001 |
| > $63,000 | 50100 | 47.0 (45.2) | ||
| Grade | Well | 11753 | 49.4 (51.2) | < 0.001 |
| Moderately | 103494 | 49.2 (48.5) | ||
| Poorly | 21692 | 47.8 (43.5) | ||
| Undifferentiated | 2115 | 50.5 (43.1) | ||
| Stage | 0 | 709 | 66.7 (91.8) | < 0.001 |
| I | 14182 | 62.7 (70.1) | ||
| II | 40688 | 44.9 (39.2) | ||
| III | 49780 | 44.1 (36.6) | ||
| IV | 30127 | 41.4 (40.0) | ||
| Facility Type | Community | 15756 | 48.2 (48.6) | < 0.001 |
| Comprehensive | 68044 | 46.4 (45.2) | ||
| Academic | 55549 | 51.2 (47.6) | ||
| Other | 22623 | 47.9 (62.5) | ||
A total of 169,618 patients was eligible for analysis.