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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2015 Jul;262(1):163–170. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000840

TABLE 2.

Predictors of RT Use Before Resection

Predictor Odds Ratio Upper 95% Lower 95% P
Age (per year) 0.99 0.99 1.00 0.118
Female sex 0.74 0.60 0.93 0.008
Race (ref = white)
 Black 0.91 0.63 1.32 0.628
 Other 0.78 0.43 1.39 0.349
Charlson/Deyo 0.85 0.68 1.07 0.165
Education above median 1.28 0.98 1.68 0.070
Income above median 0.77 0.59 1.02 0.066
Tumor size (ref: <5 cm)
 5–9.9 cm 2.32 1.51 3.55 <0.001
 10.0–19.9 cm 3.02 2.00 4.55 <0.001
>20.0 cm 1.36 0.85 2.18 0.201
Facility type (ref = community)
 Academic/research program 2.73 2.15 3.46 <0.001
Tumor grade (ref = well differentiated)
 Moderately differentiated 1.67 1.12 2.48 0.012
 Poorly differentiated 2.03 1.48 2.80 <0.001
 Undifferentiated/anaplastic 2.29 1.65 3.18 <0.001