Table 3.
Patient demographics.
| Characteristic | Active surveillance (n = 236); % (n) |
Surgery (n = 1116); % (n) |
Radiation therapy (n = 657); % (n) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years (p < 0.001) | |||
| <60 | 22 (51) | 40 (447) | 16 (102) |
| 60–64.9 | 21 (50) | 26 (291) | 16 (105) |
| 65–69.9 | 26 (62) | 22 (241) | 28 (181) |
| 70+ | 31 (73) | 12 (135) | 41 (267) |
| Race (p < 0.001) | |||
| White/Caucasian | 78 (185) | 75 (831) | 72 (466) |
| African–American | 11 (27) | 12 (137) | 18 (119) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6 (15) | 8 (94) | 6 (41) |
| Other | 4 (9) | 4 (49) | 4 (23) |
| Insurance (p < 0.001) | |||
| Private/HMO | 40 (95) | 56 (621) | 27 (175) |
| Medicare only | 41 (96) | 24 (261) | 42 (273) |
| Veterans’/military | 6 (14) | 4 (44) | 8 (55) |
| Underinsured or uninsured | 13 (30) | 16 (181) | 23 (149) |
| Employment status (p < 0.001) | |||
| Full-time | 35 (83) | 50 (558) | 24 (157) |
| Part-time | 7 (16) | 7 (82) | 6 (40) |
| Retired | 57 (134) | 37 (407) | 65 (424) |
| Unemployed | 1 (3) | 5 (60) | 4 (29) |
| Income (p < 0.001) | |||
| <US$30,000 | 13 (30) | 18 (192) | 29 (173) |
| US$30,001–50,000 | 22 (49) | 17 (182) | 22 (131) |
| US$50,001–100,000 | 32 (72) | 33 (349) | 30 (181) |
| >US$100,000 | 33 (76) | 31 (321) | 20 (118) |
| Education (p < 0.001) | |||
| Some high school, technical school or less |
7 (16) | 9 (102) | 13 (84) |
| High school or technical school graduate |
13 (31) | 21 (234) | 21 (139) |
| Some college | 21 (50) | 22 (240) | 26 (170) |
| College graduate | 23 (55) | 25 (273) | 21 (139) |
| Graduate or professional school | 36 (84) | 24 (262) | 19 (121) |
| Marital status (p = 0.006) | |||
| Never married | 3 (7) | 5 (57) | 6 (37) |
| Married | 80 (188) | 82 (908) | 75 (491) |
| Separated, divorced, widowed | 17 (41) | 13 (148) | 19 (126) |
HMO: Health maintenance organization.