TABLE 1.
Demographic, Residential, and Clinical Characteristics of Men Diagnosed With Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer, 2004, CDC Breast and Prostate Patterns of Care Study
| Variables | Total Sample | Weighted % |
|---|---|---|
| 8229 | 100.00 | |
| Demographic | ||
| Age group at diagnosis | ||
| < 60 | 2169 | 26.2 |
| 60–64 | 1444 | 17.5 |
| 65–69 | 1681 | 20.3 |
| 70–74 | 1390 | 17.1 |
| 75 + | 1545 | 18.8 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 4822 | 73.6 |
| Black | 2444 | 17.4 |
| Hispanic | 570 | 6.5 |
| API/AI/AN | 393 | 2.5 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 5965 | 74.1 |
| Single/Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 1794 | 20.1 |
| Unknown | 470 | 5.8 |
| Insurance | ||
| Private | 4787 | 60.6 |
| Medicaid | 600 | 5.6 |
| Medicare, other public insurance | 2326 | 27.1 |
| None | 134 | 1.4 |
| Unknown | 382 | 5.3 |
| State | ||
| A | 1467 | 24.6 |
| B | 1729 | 16.3 |
| C | 494 | 7.4 |
| D | 1618 | 10.0 |
| E | 918 | 11.9 |
| F | 989 | 18.2 |
| G | 1014 | 11.6 |
| Residential (census tract) | ||
| Urbanization | ||
| Urban | 3985 | 50.4 |
| Rural | 1313 | 14.2 |
| Urban-rural mix | 2900 | 35.0 |
| Unknown | 31 | 0.4 |
| Working class | ||
| < 66% in working class | 3322 | 46.0 |
| 66 + % in working class | 4875 | 53.6 |
| Unknown | 32 | 0.4 |
| Poverty level | ||
| < 20% in poverty | 6185 | 82.4 |
| 20 + % in poverty | 2012 | 17.2 |
| Unknown | 32 | 0.4 |
| Educational attainment | ||
| < 25% without HS education | 5026 | 68.0 |
| 25 + % without HS education | 3171 | 31.6 |
| Unknown | 32 | 0.4 |
| Socioeconomic status | ||
| Low | 1776 | 15.1 |
| Middle | 1631 | 18.5 |
| High | 4790 | 65.9 |
| Unknown | 32 | 0.4 |
| Clinical variables | ||
| Comorbidity severity | ||
| None | 2667 | 34.1 |
| Mild | 4091 | 48.4 |
| Moderate | 887 | 10.4 |
| Severe | 309 | 3.8 |
| Unknown | 275 | 3.3 |
| Stage | ||
| Tx-T0 | 224 | 2.6 |
| T1 | 5275 | 64.1 |
| T2 | 2730 | 33.3 |
| PSA | ||
| < 4 | 901 | 11.7 |
| 4–10 | 4824 | 60.2 |
| > 10 | 2075 | 23.3 |
| Unknown | 429 | 4.8 |
| Gleason Score | ||
| 2–6 | 4249 | 52.8 |
| 7 | 2946 | 35.0 |
| 8–10 | 956 | 11.3 |
| Unknown | 78 | 0.9 |
| NCCN risk group | ||
| Low-complete data | 2966 | 38.1 |
| Low-incomplete data* | 273 | 3.2 |
| Intermediate | 3491 | 41.8 |
| High | 1499 | 16.9 |
*
T1-2a and either PSA < 10 OR Gleason Score <7 with the other variable unknown.