Table 2.
Patients with social barriers to completing the HCC–LT pathway
| No social barriers (N = 366) | Social barriers (N = 129) | Total (N = 495) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at Referral | 0.013* | |||
| Mean (SD) | 62.4 (7.3) | 59.4 (9.5) | 61.6 (8.0) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 63.0 (58.0, 67.0) | 61.0 (56.0, 66.0) | 62.0 (58.0, 67.0) | |
| Range | 23.0–84.0 | 22.0–73.0 | 22.0–84.0 | |
| Gender | 0.701 | |||
| Women | 93 (25.4%) | 35 (27.1%) | 128 (25.9%) | |
| Men | 273 (74.6%) | 94 (72.9%) | 367 (74.1%) | |
| Race | 0.141a | |||
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.8%) | 2 (0.4%) | |
| Asian | 9 (2.5%) | 5 (3.9%) | 14 (2.8%) | |
| Black/African American | 27 (7.4%) | 16 (12.4%) | 43 (8.7%) | |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (0.6%) | |
| White | 301 (82.2%) | 99 (76.7%) | 400 (80.8%) | |
| Other | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) | |
| Unknown | 25 (6.8%) | 7 (5.4%) | 32 (6.5%) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.718 | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 (4.1%) | 5 (3.9%) | 20 (4.0%) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 330 (90.2%) | 114 (88.4%) | 444 (89.7%) | |
| Unknown | 21 (5.7%) | 10 (7.8%) | 31 (6.3%) | |
| Marital status | 0.034a* | |||
| Married | 207 (56.6%) | 58 (45.0%) | 265 (53.5%) | |
| Not Married | 62 (16.9%) | 29 (22.5%) | 91 (18.4%) | |
| Separated | 52 (14.2%) | 22 (17.1%) | 74 (14.9%) | |
| Widowed | 22 (6.0%) | 9 (7.0%) | 31 (6.3%) | |
| Unknown | 23 (6.3%) | 11 (8.5%) | 34 (6.9%) | |
| Insurance | 0.970a | |||
| Medicaid | 210 (57.4%) | 73 (56.6%) | 283 (57.2%) | |
| Private | 145 (39.6%) | 51 (39.5%) | 196 (39.6%) | |
| VA | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (0.6%) | |
| Uninsured | 6 (1.6%) | 3 (2.3%) | 9 (1.8%) | |
| Other | 2 (0.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | 3 (0.6%) | |
| Unknown | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.2%) | |
| ADI | 0.071 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 68.1 (21.2) | 71.7 (20.8) | 69.0 (21.1) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 71.0 (55.0, 86.0) | 75.0 (59.8, 88.0) | 72.0 (56.0, 86.0) | |
| Range | 8.0–100.0 | 10.0–99.0 | 8.0–100.0 | |
| N-Miss | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| ADI Quartile | 0.092 | |||
| Q1 | 98 (27.1%) | 29 (22.7%) | 127 (25.9%) | |
| Q2 | 96 (26.5%) | 28 (21.9%) | 124 (25.3%) | |
| Q3 | 92 (25.4%) | 38 (29.7%) | 130 (26.5%) | |
| Q4 | 76 (21.0%) | 33 (25.8%) | 109 (22.2%) | |
| N-Miss | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Etiology | 0.060a | |||
| Alcohol | 123 (33.6%) | 50 (38.8%) | 173 (34.9%) | |
| MASH | 89 (24.3%) | 19 (14.7%) | 108 (21.8%) | |
| HCV | 110 (30.1%) | 46 (35.7%) | 156 (31.5%) | |
| AIH | 4 (1.1%) | 1 (0.8%) | 5 (1.0%) | |
| Cholestatic (PBC/PSC) | 6 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (1.2%) | |
| HBV | 11 (3.0%) | 4 (3.1%) | 15 (3.0%) | |
| Other | 10 (2.7%) | 6 (4.7%) | 16 (3.2%) | |
| Unknown | 13 (3.6%) | 3 (2.3%) | 16 (3.2%) | |
| Milan | 0.596 | |||
| No | 84 (23.0%) | 34 (26.4%) | 118 (23.8%) | |
| Yes | 274 (74.9%) | 91 (70.5%) | 365 (73.7%) | |
| Unknown | 8 (2.2%) | 4 (3.1%) | 12 (2.4%) | |
| BCLC | 0.830 | |||
| 0 | 14 (4.0%) | 1 (0.8%) | 15 (3.2%) | |
| A | 209 (59.7%) | 79 (66.9%) | 288 (61.5%) | |
| B | 72 (20.6%) | 22 (18.6%) | 94 (20.1%) | |
| C | 16 (4.6%) | 2 (1.7%) | 18 (3.8%) | |
| D | 39 (11.1%) | 14 (11.9%) | 53 (11.3%) | |
| N-Miss | 16 | 11 | 27 | |
| MELD-Na | 0.035* | |||
| Mean (SD) | 12.3 (5.6) | 11.1 (4.9) | 12.0 (5.4) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 11.0 (8.0, 16.0) | 9.0 (8.0, 12.0) | 10.0 (8.0, 15.0) | |
| Range | 6.0–32.0 | 6.0–29.0 | 6.0–32.0 | |
| N-Miss | 15 | 10 | 25 | |
| BMI | 0.770 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 11.8 (4.9) | 10.7 (4.5) | 11.5 (4.8) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 11.0 (8.0, 15.0) | 9.0 (8.0, 12.0) | 10.0 (8.0, 14.0) | |
| Range | 6.0–30.0 | 6.0–30.0 | 6.0–30.0 | |
| N-Miss | 13 | 8 | 21 | |
| AFP at Referral | 0.175 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 758.4 (6038.3) | 653.8 (4730.1) | 730.9 (5718.3) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 7.1 (3.8, 40.2) | 6.5 (3.8, 16.4) | 7.0 (3.8, 31.0) | |
| Range | 0.9–99,209.0 | 0.7–49,886.0 | 0.7–99,209.0 | |
| N-Miss | 41 | 13 | 54 |
*p < 0.05
Black vs. White vs. All Other
Married vs. Not Married
Private vs. All Other
Alcohol vs. MASH vs. HCV