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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Surg. 2013 Feb 13;216(4):774–781. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.12.036

Table 1.

Patient, Tumor and Treatment Factors, by Trial Participation

Factors Not Enrolled Enrolled χ2 p-value

Age <0.0001
 18–64 253707 (45.9%) 1276 (69.1%)
 65+ 298135 (54.0%) 570 (30.9%)

Sex <0.0001
 Male 197754 (35.8%) 494 (26.8%)
 Female 354088 (64.2%) 1342 (73.24%)

Residence <0.0001
 Rural 87961 (15.9%) 240 (13%)
 Urban 464151 (84.1%) 1606 (87%)

Marital Status <0.0001
 Single 74092 (13.4%) 264 (14.3%)
 Married 301276 (54.5%) 1171 (63.4%)
 Separated/Divorced/Widowed 147882 (26.9) 404 (21.9%)
 Unknown 28592 (5.2%) 7 (0.4%)

Race/ethnicity <0.0001
 Non-Hispanic White 380635 (69.0%) 1390 (75.3%)
 Non-Hispanic Black 32368 (5.9%) 79 (4.3%)
 Hispanic 73214 (13.3%) 218 (11.8%)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 54358 (9.9%) 152 (8.2%)
 Non-Hispanic American Indian 1726 (0.3%) 5 (0.3%)
 Other/Unknown 9541 (1.7%) 2 (0.1%)

Insurance Status <0.0001
 Private 264097 (47.9%) 1071 (58%)
 Underinsured/Other 274807 (49.8%) 737 (39.9%)
 Uninsured 8752 (1.6%) 29 (1.6%)
 Military 4184 (0.8%) 9 (0.5%)

CoC Hospital <0.0001
 Approved 197172 (35.7%) 1194 (58.8%)
 Not Approved 348292 (63.1%) 732 (39.7%)
 Unknown 6378 (1.2%) 10 (0.5%)

Grade <0.0001
 Low 208143 (37.7%) 819 (44.4%)
 High 130331 (23.6%) 514 (28.8%)
 Unknown 213368 (38.7%) 513 (27.8%)

Stage <0.0001
 I 203508 (36.9%) 618 (33.5%)
 II 90897 (16.5%) 504(27.3%)
 III 71205 (12.9%) 290 (15.7%)
 IV 92985 (16.9%) 187 (10.1%)
 Unknown 93247 (16.9%) 247 (13.4%)

Organ Site <0.0001
 Lung 116727 (21.2%) 167 (9.1%)
 Colon 104482 (18.9%) 186 (10.1%)
 Melanoma 73544 (13.3%) 327 (17.7%)
 Breast 188884 (34.2%) 1031 (55.9%)
 Stomach/Esophagus 26828 (4.9%) 40 (2.2%)
 HPB 41337 (7.5%) 85 (5.2%)

Treatment <0.0001
 None 99567 (18.0%) 30 (1.6%)
 Chemo Only 35073 (6.4%) 143 (7.6%)
 Radiation Only 15978 (2.9%) 8 (0.4%)
 Surgery Only 228881 (41.5%) 461 (25.0%)
 Chemo + Radiation 27392 (5.0%) 87 (4.7%)
 Chemo + Surgery 50144 (9.1%) 359 (19.5%)
 Radiation + Surgery 51346 (9.3%) 295 (16.0%)
 Chemo + Surgery + Radiation 43461 (7.9%) 463 (25.1%)