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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2011 Jul 30;56(11):3316–3322. doi: 10.1007/s10620-011-1836-2

Table 2.

Determinants of Regular HCC Screening with yearly AFP and abdominal imaging

Screened (%) P value
Gastroenterologist/Hepatologist Involvement <0.00001
    ≥1 visit per year (n=99) 67
    < 1 vist per year (n=57) 23
Cirrhosis Diagnosed during Surgery <0.0001
    Yes (n=20) 10
    No (n=136) 57
Sex 0.10
    Male (n=103) 55
    Female (n=53) 42
Race* 0.27
    White (n=126) 48
    Black (n=5) 80
    Asian (n=8) 75
    Hispanic (n=17) 47
Insurance Type+ 0.32
    Medicaid (n=22) 41
    Medicare (n=62) 50
    Private (n=72) 54
*

Race was self reported

+

No patients were uninsured since Massachusetts has mandatory health coverage. All patients were enrolled in state sponsored health insurance following their initial visit