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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Manag Care. 2008 May;14(5):287–296.

Table 2.

Likelihood of Earlier Stage at Diagnosis According to Insurance Status*

Insurance Type** Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Breast cancer (n = 5,446)
  FFS (n = 4,924) 1.00 1.00
  HMO (n = 664) 0.73 (0.63 – 0.85) 0.77 (0.65 – 0.91)
  Mixed FFS/HMO (n=184) 0.73 (0.56 – 0.96) 0.78 (0.59 – 1.04)
Lung cancer (n = 7,804)
  FFS (n=6,758) 1.00 1.00
  HMO (n=811) 0.97 (0.85 – 1.11) 0.96 (0.83 – 1.11)
  Mixed FFS/HMO (n=235) 1.02 (0.81 – 1.30) 1.01 (0.79 – 1.29)
*

Results of polychotomous logistic regression examining AJCC stage (0, I, II, III, IV) at diagnosis.

**

Insurance status during month of diagnosis and 12 month period prior to month of diagnosis (FFS=fee-for-service, HMO=Health Maintenance Organization)

Outcomes in bold are significant at p<0.05