Table 2.
Characteristics of 828 patients by scanning intensity Characteristics of 828 patients by scanning intensity among patients who survived for more than 2 years and did not have a second procedure during these years
| Zero to one scan in 2 years (n=230) | Regular, periodic scanning over 2 years |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One to two scans/year (n=455) | Three to four scans/year (n=143) | |||
| Age, n (%) | ||||
| 66–69 | 51 (22.2) | 135 (29.7) | 48 (33.6) | 0.10 |
| 70–74 | 76 (33.0) | 145 (31.9) | 47 (32.9) | |
| 75+ | 103 (44.8) | 175 (38.5) | 48 (33.6) | |
| Male gender; n (%) | 142 (61.7) | 298 (65.5) | 94 (65.7) | 0.59 |
| White race; n (%) | 152 (66.1) | 292 (64.2) | 85 (59.4) | 0.42 |
| Urban location | 202 (87.8) | 413 (90.8) | 132 (92.3) | 0.16 |
| Top two quintiles of SES | 79 (34.4) | 219 (48.1) | 67 (46.9) | <0.001 |
| Geographic location | ||||
| Northeast | 40 (17.4) | 98 (21.5) | 37 (25.9) | 0.18 |
| West | 140 (60.9) | 263 (57.8) | 86 (60.1) | |
| Midwest/South | 50 (21.7) | 94 (20.7) | 20 (14.0) | |
| SEER historic stage of HCC | ||||
| Localized/in situ | 180 (79.1) | 353 (77.6) | 98 (68.5) | 0.15 |
| Regional | 33 (14.4) | 69 (15.2) | 33 (23.1) | |
| No stage recorded | 15 (6.5) | 33 (7.3) | 12 (8.4) | |
| Any comorbidity | 133 (57.8) | 263 (57.8) | 83 (58.0) | 0.99 |
| First procedure following diagnosis | ||||
| Hepatectomy | 125 (54.4) | 198 (43.5) | 31 (21.7) | <0.001 |
| Ablation | 76 (33.0) | 210 (46.2) | 86 (60.1) | |
| IAT | 29 (12.6) | 47 (10.3) | 26 (18.2) | |
| Period of treatment | ||||
| 1998–2002 | 131 (57.0) | 292 (64.2) | 91 (63.6) | 0.17 |
| 2003–2007 | 99 (43.0) | 163 (35.8) | 52 (36.4) | |
| Physician consultation | ||||
| Surgeon | 156 (67.8) | 303 (66.6) | 92 (64.3) | 0.79 |
| Medical oncologist | 129 (56.1) | 274 (60.2) | 87 (60.8) | 0.53 |
| IR | 105 (45.7) | 236 (51.9) | 94 (65.7) | <0.001 |