Table 1. Demographic characteristics of participants enrolled in the Northwest Tribal Cancer Navigator Study.

Characteristics	Navigated Patients (N=151)		Control Patients (N=1036)
Tribe	Count	Percent	Count	Percent	χ2 p value
Tribe 1	31	21.7%	–	–
Tribe 2	49	31.6%	–	–
Tribe 3	57	36.8%	–	–
Tribe 4	14	9.9%	–	–
Tribe 5	–	–	282	27.2%
Tribe 6	–	–	119	11.7%
Tribe 7	–	–	249	24.3%
Tribe 8	–	–	386	36.9%
Total	151	100.00%	1036	100.0%
Age					0.01
			46
Mean Age in Years (SDa)	52 (16.3)		(17.7)
18-29 Years	20	13.2%	250	24.2%
30-39 Years	12	7.9%	129	12.5%
40-49 Years	33	21.9%	178	17.2%
50-59 Years	40	26.5%	222	21.5%
60-69 Years	24	15.9%	151	14.6%
> 70 Years	22	14.6%	103	10.0%
Total	151	100.0%	1033	100.0%
Body Mass Index (BMI)					0.004
Mean BMI (SD)	33 (9)		32 (8)
Less than 18.5 (Underweight)	6	4.1%	10	1.0%
18.5 -24.9 (Normal weight)	22	15.2%	147	14.3%
25-29.9 (Overweight)	27	18.6%	287	27.9%
30-39.9 (Obese)	64	44.1%	443	43.1%
40 or Higher(Morbidly obese)	26	17.9%	140	13.6%
Total	145	100.0%	1027	100.0%
Gender					0.4
Male	36	23.8%	216	20.8%
Female	115	76.2%	820	79.2%
Total	151	100.0%	1036	100.0%
Health Care Coverage					0.688
IHSb direct only	18	12.0%	114	11.0%
IHS direct & CHSc only	37	24.7%	280	27.1%
Other combinationsd	37	24.7%	285	27.5%
Private insurance	58	38.6%	356	34.4%
Total	150	100.0%	1035	100.0%
Disease Status at Enrollment					<0.0001
Abnormal Findings	94	62.3%	1030	99.4%
Cancer Diagnosis	57	37.7%	6	0.6%
Total	151	100.0%	1036	100.0%
Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)					0.001
No Comorbidity	94	62.3%	779	75.2%
Any CCI	57	37.7%	257	24.8%
Total	151	100.0%	1036	100.0%

^aSD=Standard Deviation

^bIHS=Indian Health Service

^cCHS=Contract Health Service

^dOther Combinations= Medicare/Medicaid and Military health or other State sponsored health plans but exclude private insurance