Table 2.
Proportion of unstaged cases by cancer site, demographics, socioeconomic attributes, county of residence, Medicaid status, and complexity of care needs
| Cancer Patients | ||||||
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| Breast | Prostate | Colorectal | ||||
| % unstaged | Unadjusted OR (95%CI)* |
% unstaged | Unadjusted OR (95%CI)* |
% unstaged | Unadjusted OR (95%CI)* |
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| Age: | ||||||
| 65-69 | 3.69 c | 1.0 (Referent) | 9.27 c | 1.0 (Referent) | 10.70 c | 1.0 (Referent) |
| 70-74 | 4.46 | 1.22 (0.78, 1.90) | 12.96 | 1.46 ((1.15, 1.85) | 10.48 | 0.97 (0.73, 1.31) |
| 75-79 | 6.32 | 1.76 (1.15, 2.69) | 15.46 | 1.79 (1.40, 2.28) | 11.61 | 1.10 (0.82, 1.46) |
| 80-84 | 9.71 | 2.81 (1.84, 4.28) | 26.32 | 3.50 (2.71, 4.52) | 12.43 | 1.18 (0.88, 1.59) |
| 85+ | 18.40 | 5.88 (3.95, 8.76) | 40.38 | 6.63 (5.09, 8.64) | 24.69 | 2.74 (2.09, 3.58) |
| Race: | ||||||
| African-American | 10.61a | 1.50 (1.02, 2.19) | 17.97 | 1.09 (0.86, 1.37) | 15.06 | 1.12 (0.84, 1.50) |
| All Other | 7.35 | 1.0 (Referent) | 16.75 | 1.0 (Referent) | 13.66 | 1.0 (Referent) |
| Sex: | ||||||
| Male | 0 | N/A | 16.87 | N/A | 12.27b | 0.79 (0.67, 0.93) |
| Female | 7.58 | 0 | 15.05 | 1.0 (Referent) | ||
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| Socioeconomic Attributes: | ||||||
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| Income: | ||||||
| Quartile 1 (lowest) | 9.10 a | 1.31 (1.09, 1.58) | 18.14 | 1.19 (0.92, 1.55) | 16.18 b | 1.07 (0.90, 1.28) |
| Quartile 2-3 (IQR) | 7.74 | 1.0 (Referent) | 17.16 | 1.0 (Referent) | 12.83 | 1.0 (Referent) |
| Quartile 4(highest) | 5.79 | 0.73 (0.54, 0.98) | 15.27 | 0.87 (0.73, 1.04) | 12.91 | 1.01 (0.81, 1.25) |
| Education attainment: | ||||||
| Low | 10.74 b | 1.0 (Referent) | 18.85 | 1.0 (Referent) | 16.38 | 1.0 (Referent) |
| High | 7.28 | 0.65 (0.46, 0.92) | 16.66 | 0.86 (0.68, 1.09) | 13.45 | 0.79 (0.62, 1.01) |
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| County of Residence: | ||||||
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| Appalachian / Rural | 8.66 | 1.04 (0.88, 1.24) | 16.57 b | 1.29 (1.08, 1.55) | 16.25 b | 1.16 (0.90, 1.50) |
| Metro | 7.56 | 1.0 (Referent) | 15.97 | 1.0 (Referent) | 13.04 | 1.0 (Referent) |
| Suburban | 5.94 | 1.35 (1.12, 1.64) | 20.45 | 0.91 (0.71, 1.16) | 11.95 | 0.77 (0.54, 1.10) |
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| Medicaid Status: | ||||||
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| Yes | 18.31 c | 3.24 (2.45, 4.29) | 35.20 c | 2.86 (2.18, 3.74) | 29.40 c | 3.09 (2.50, 3.81) |
| No | 6.47 | 1.0 (Referent) | 15.97 | 1.0 (Referent) | 11.89 | 1.0 (Referent) |
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| Complexity of Clinical Presentation and Health Care Needs: | ||||||
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| Low | 5.93 c | 1.0 (Referent) | 14.60 c | 1.0 (Referent) | 11.81 c | 1.0 (Referent) |
| Moderate | 23.46 | 4.87 (3.31, 7.16) | 33.81 | 2.99 (2.08, 4.28) | 18.32 | 1.67 (1.16, 2.42) |
| High | 31.43 | 7.28 (5.15, 10.27) | 58.60 | 82.28 (6.24, 10.99) | 42.91 | 5.61 (4.32, 7.29) |
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| Total Study Population | 7.58 | 16.87 | 13.77 | |||
Level of statistical significance:
a
0.01 < p ≤ 0.05;
b
0.001 < p ≤ 0.01;
c
p ≤ 0.001;
all other statistics not significant at p < 0.05
OR=Odds Ratio; CI=Confidence Interval