Table 1.
Patient Demographics, Cancer Characteristics, and End-of-Life Time and Cost for Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with and without Cancer
| Cancer Cases* | Noncancer Controls* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Sample size | 3,512 | 7,024 | ||
| Age groupings | ||||
| 21–35 | 235 | 6.7 | 470 | 6.7 |
| 36–50 | 1,199 | 34.1 | 2,398 | 34.1 |
| 51–64 | 2,078 | 59.2 | 4,156 | 59.2 |
| Females | 1,615 | 46.0 | 3,230 | 46.0 |
| Race groupings | ||||
| White | 1,529 | 43.5 | 3,058 | 43.5 |
| Black | 1,608 | 45.8 | 3,216 | 45.8 |
| Other | 375 | 10.7 | 750 | 10.7 |
| Stage groupings | ||||
| Local | 454 | 12.9 | ||
| Regional | 974 | 27.7 | ||
| Distant | 1,654 | 47.1 | ||
| Unknown | 430 | 12.2 | ||
| Cancer site | ||||
| Lung | 1,135 | 32.3 | ||
| Digestive organs | 816 | 23.2 | ||
| Oropharynx | 257 | 7.3 | ||
| Female breast | 222 | 6.3 | ||
| Female genital organs | 212 | 6.0 | ||
| Urinary tract | 114 | 3.3 | ||
| Other cancers | 755 | 21.5 | ||
| Time to death from cancer diagnosis | ||||
| Within 3 months | 825 | 23.5 | ||
| 3–6 months | 734 | 20.9 | ||
| 7–12 months | 982 | 28.0 | ||
| More than 12 months | 971 | 27.6 | ||
| Unadjusted 4-month cost ($)† | $34,749 | $24,109 | ||
*
Sample includes all cancer and noncancer patients with 4 months of continuous enrollment before death.
†
Unadjusted cost for the 4-month period before death in 2003 dollars.