Table 3.

Adjusted^* Probability of Bowel Surveillance within 18, 36, and 60 Months, SEER-Medicare, 1986–1998

	Diagnosed 01/01/86 to 12/31/90			Diagnosed 01/01/91 to 10/31/96
	Within 18 Months	Within 36 Months	Within 60 Months	Within 18 Months	Within 36 Months	Within 60 Months
	%	%	%	%	%	%
Race	95% CI	95% CI	95% CI	95% CI	95% CI	95% CI
Non-Hispanic White	51.7	66.4	75.8	64.8	75.1	79.9
	50.9–52.4	65.6–67.2	75.0–76.6	63.4–66.2	73.7–76.4	78.6–81.2
Black	47.8	62.3	71.9	54.4	64.8	70.2
	44.9–50.6	59.1–65.3	68.7–74.8	51.6–57.1	61.9–67.6	67.2–72.9
Other	49.2	63.7	73.3	63.1	73.5	78.5
	45.7–52.4	59.9–67.2	69.6–76.5	59.9–66.0	70.4–76.3	75.5–81.1

^*Adjusted for mean sociodemographic, hospital, and clinical characteristics of non-Hispanic whites at diagnosis.