Table 3.

Median Time to Resolution and Proportion Resolved at 60 Days by Category in 938 Women with Abnormal Mammograms, San Francisco Bay Area, 1999–2001

	Probably benign (3)		Suspicious (4)/malignant (5)		Indeterminate (0)
Characteristic	Median days	% ≤ 60 days	Median days	% ≤ 60 days	Median days	% ≤ 60 days
Age (years)
40–49	182	32	30	83	27	78
50–64	182	28	28	85	24	79
65–80	184	27	29	85	29	93
Race/ethnicity
Asian	128	47	36	86	20	82
African American	182	28	34	81	37	76
Latina	179	37	26	85	30	78
White	184	19	27	85	23	92
Annual household income
<$10,000	182	26	47	55	29	92
$10,000–$50,000	183	29	28	89	37	69
≥$50,000	183	29	27	85	20	86
Health insurance type
No insurance/Medicare/MediCal	209	23	29	69	30	81
Integrated healthcare delivery system/ private insurance	182	30	29	85	22	84
Understanding explanation of results
Fully understood	182	31	28	86	26	83
Somewhat understood	181	36	45	76	29	76
Did not understand/explain/DK	184	19	17	82	40	75
Discrimination getting healthcare in 12 months
No	183	29	28	86	28	80
Yes	134	38	111	36	27	93
Method of notification
Sent letter or card	184	21	40	86	27	80
Told in person	161	43	22	88	28	79
Telephone	175	39	29	81	27	87
Other/unclassified/unknown	210	33	21	93	67	0
Consulted with primary care physician
No	184	27	32	83	30	73
Yes	181	32	28	85	25	86