Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics: Cancer incidence and NCI treatment trial enrollment, North Carolina.
| Overall (1996–2007) | Overall (2005–2007) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer Incidence (n) |
Number Enrolled (n) |
Est. Enrollment Rate (%) |
OR | 95% Wald CI | Cancer Incidence (n) |
Number Enrolled (n) |
Est. Enrollment Rate (%) |
OR | 95% Wald CI |
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| Overall | 479,123 | 11,362 | 2.37% | 142,012 | 4,008 | 2.88% | ||||||
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 241,983 | 3,752 | 1.55% | 1.00 | 71,158 | 1,199 | 1.68% | 1.00 | ||||
| Female | 237,131 | 7,598 | 3.20% | 2.10 | *** | (2.02 – 2.19) | 70,850 | 2,808 | 3.96% | 2.41 | *** | (2.25 – 2.58) |
| Unknown/not documented | 9 | 12 | - | 4 | 1 | - | ||||||
| Race | ||||||||||||
| White | 385,782 | 9,222 | 2.39% | 1.00 | 112,955 | 3,258 | 2.88% | 1.00 | ||||
| Minority | 93,341 | 2,057 | 2.20% | 0.92 | *** | (0.88 – 0.97) | 29,057 | 719 | 2.47% | 0.85 | *** | (0.79 – 0.93) |
| Unknown/not documented | 0 | 83 | - | 0 | 31 | - | ||||||
| Gender * Race | ||||||||||||
| White Males | 194,020 | 3,068 | 1.58% | 1.00 | 56,625 | 984 | 1.74% | 1.00 | ||||
| White Females | 191,756 | 6,148 | 3.21% | 2.06 | *** | (1.97 – 2.15) | 56,327 | 2,273 | 4.04% | 2.38 | *** | (2.20 – 2.57) |
| Minority Males | 47,963 | 640 | 1.33% | 0.84 | *** | (0.77 – 0.92) | 14,533 | 198 | 1.36% | 0.78 | *** | (0.67 – 0.91) |
| Minority Females | 45,375 | 1,411 | 3.11% | 2.00 | *** | (1.87 – 2.13) | 14,523 | 521 | 3.59% | 2.10 | *** | (1.89 – 2.34) |
| Unknown/not documented | 9 | 95 | - | 4 | 32 | - | ||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||
| Avg age- Diagnosis, Enrollment | 65.0 (14.0) | 57.8 (13.0) | 64.8 (14.1) | 58.4 (12.9) | ||||||||
| AHEC Region (# counties) | ||||||||||||
| AHEC Area L (5) | 18,458 | 369 | 2.00% | 0.74 | *** | (0.66 – 0.82) | 5,314 | 164 | 3.09% | 1.15 | (0.97 – 1.36) | |
| AHEC Charlotte (8) | 73,623 | 1,649 | 2.24% | 0.83 | *** | (0.78 – 0.88) | 22,945 | 578 | 2.52% | 0.93 | (0.83 – 1.04) | |
| AHEC Eastern (23) | 55,089 | 1,398 | 2.54% | 0.94 | * | (0.88 – 1.01) | 15,649 | 527 | 3.37% | 1.26 | *** | (1.12 – 1.41) |
| AHEC Greensboro (8) | 62,305 | 1,595 | 2.56% | 0.95 | (0.89 – 1.01) | 18,330 | 630 | 3.44% | 1.28 | *** | (1.15 – 1.43) | |
| AHEC Mountain (16) | 50,223 | 1,104 | 2.20% | 0.81 | *** | (0.76 – 0.87) | 14,816 | 407 | 2.75% | 1.02 | (0.90 – 1.52) | |
| AHEC Wake (9) | 62,260 | 1,233 | 1.98% | 0.73 | *** | (0.68 – 0.78) | 19,541 | 442 | 2.26% | 0.83 | ** | (0.74 – 0.94) |
| AHEC Southeast (5) | 25,114 | 473 | 1.88% | 0.69 | *** | (0.63 – 0.77) | 7,161 | 158 | 2.21% | 0.81 | * | (0.68 – 0.97) |
| AHEC Southern (9) | 42,109 | 1,001 | 2.38% | 0.88 | *** | (0.82 – 0.95) | 12,140 | 304 | 2.50% | 0.93 | (0.81 – 1.06) | |
| AHEC Northwest (17) | 88,801 | 2,391 | 2.69% | 1.00 | - | 25,861 | 699 | 2.70% | 1.00 | |||
| Unknown/County not documented | 1,141 | 149 | - | 255 | 99 | - | ||||||
| CCOP in County? | ||||||||||||
| No | 309,416 | 6,697 | 2.16% | 1.00 | 88,397 | 2,194 | 2.48% | 1.00 | ||||
| Yes† | 168,566 | 4,516 | 2.68% | 1.24 | *** | (1.20 – 1.29) | 53,360 | 1,715 | 3.21% | 1.31 | *** | (1.22 – 1.39) |
| Medical School in County? | ||||||||||||
| No (n=96) | 431,874 | 9,890 | 2.29% | 1.00 | 128,591 | 3,468 | 2.70% | 1.00 | ||||
| Yes (n=4) | 46,108 | 1,323 | 2.87% | 1.26 | *** | (1.19 – 1.34) | 13,166 | 441 | 3.35% | 1.25 | *** | (1.13 – 1.38) |
| Percentile uninsured (county-level) | ||||||||||||
| Quartile 1 (Fewest uninsured) | 77,579 | 2,105 | 2.71% | 1.00 | 22,176 | 733 | 3.31% | 1.00 | ||||
| Quartile 2 | 111,772 | 2,809 | 2.51% | 0.93 | * | (0.88 – 0.98) | 32,352 | 984 | 3.04% | 0.92 | (0.83 – 1.01) | |
| Quartile 3 | 164,788 | 3,558 | 2.16% | 0.79 | *** | (0.74 – 0.83) | 49,306 | 1,224 | 2.48% | 0.74 | *** | (0.68 – 0.82) |
| Quartile 4 (Most uninsured) | 123,843 | 2,741 | 2.21% | 0.81 | *** | (0.77 – 0.86) | 37,923 | 968 | 2.55% | 0.77 | *** | (0.70 – 0.85) |
| Unknown/County not documented | 1,141 | 149 | - | 255 | 99 | - | ||||||
| Years | ||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | 99,872 | 1,780 | 1.78% | 1.00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1999–2001 | 113,138 | 2,886 | 2.55% | 1.44 | *** | (1.36 – 1.53) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002–2004 | 124,101 | 2,688 | 2.17% | 1.22 | *** | (1.15 – 1.30) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005–2007 | 142,012 | 4,008 | 2.82% | 1.60 | *** | (1.51 – 1.69) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
†
Number of Counties with a CCOP Practice: 1996–98: 9; 1999–2000: 10; 2001–03: 11; 2004–07: 12
Statistical Significance: 0.001: *** ; 0.01: ** ; 0.1: *