Table 1.
Diagnosis to Surgery Interval by Demographics, Personal Risk Factors, and Tumor Characteristics
| Diagnosis to Surgery Interval
|
P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Patients (N = 174) | ≤42 d (N = 52) | >42 d (N = 122) | ||
| Age | .36 | |||
| <65 y | 68 (39%) | 17 (33%) | 51 (42%) | |
| 65–74 y | 60 (35%) | 22 (42%) | 38 (31%) | |
| 75+y | 46 (26%) | 13 (25%) | 33 (27%) | |
| Female | 96 (55%) | 28 (54%) | 68 (56%) | .87 |
| White race | 156 (90%) | 46 (88%) | 110 (90%) | .79 |
| Smoking history | .94 | |||
| Current | 44 (25%) | 12 (23%) | 32 (26%) | |
| Former | 105 (60%) | 32 (62%) | 73 (60%) | |
| Never | 17 (10%) | 5 (10%) | 12 (10%) | |
| Unknown | 8 (5%) | 3 (6%) | 5 (4%) | |
| Insurance | .18 | |||
| Yes | 168 (97%) | 52 (100%) | 116 (95%) | |
| No/unknown | 6 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (5%) | |
| Residence | .62 | |||
| Baltimore City | 12 (7%) | 5 (10%) | 7 (6%) | |
| Adjacent counties | 121 (70%) | 35 (67%) | 86 (70%) | |
| Noncatchment | 41 (24%) | 12 (23%) | 29 (24%) | |
| Married | .47 | |||
| Ever | 152 (87%) | 44 (85%) | 108 (89%) | |
| Single/unknown | 22 (13%) | 8 (15%) | 14 (11%) | |
| ASA | .44 | |||
| 1–2 | 24 (14%) | 4 (8%) | 16 (11%) | |
| 3 | 200 (86%) | 47 (90%) | 106 (88%) | |
| Stage | .47 | |||
| 1A | 70 (40%) | 22 (42%) | 48 (39%) | |
| 1B/2A | 74 (43%) | 24 (46%) | 50 (41%) | |
| 2B | 30 (17%) | 6 (12%) | 24 (20%) | |
| Tumor size | .35 | |||
| <2 cm | 35 (20%) | 9 (17%) | 26 (21%) | |
| 2–4 cm | 70 (40%) | 25 (48%) | 45 (37%) | |
| >4 cm | 50 (29%) | 11 (21%) | 39 (32%) | |
| Unknown | 19 (11%) | 7 (13%) | 12 (10%) | |
ASA = American Society of Anesthesiology.
*
P values were based on 2-sided Fisher exact test (Statistical software R).