Table 3.
Adjusted Risk of Death for Michigan Patients With Lung Cancer
| Explanatory Variable | Resection (n = 1,690)
|
No Surgery (n = 2,612)
|
Perioperative Mortality (n = 1,690)
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Medicare | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent | 1.0 | Referent |
| Dually eligible | 1.42 | 1.09 to 1.87* | 1.14 | 0.96 to 1.37 | 1.67 | 0.54 to 5.17 |
NOTE. Models predicting survival for those who underwent resection and those who were not surgically treated include all controls shown in Table 1. Coefficients for these variables are not reported. The model predicting perioperative mortality includes all controls shown in Table 1, with the exception of urban and rural residence. Few patients within these geographic designations died.
Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; OR, odds ratio.
*
Statistically significant at P < .05.