Table 4.
Bankruptcy Impact on All-Cause Mortality Restricted to Local- and Regional-Stage Patients Who Filed for Bankruptcy Within 1 Year of Diagnosis in the Propensity Score Matched Sample
| Cancer Type | No. at Risk | No. of Deaths | HR | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 10,567 | 993 | 1.86 | 1.58 to 2.20 | < .001 |
| Breast | 2,623 | 192 | 1.55 | 1.00 to 2.39 | .049 |
| Lung | 458 | 125 | 1.37 | 0.87 to 2.15 | .172 |
| Melanoma | 867 | 35 | 1.66 | 0.65 to 4.25 | .287 |
| Thyroid | 637 | 8 | NA | NA | NA |
| Prostate | 1,634 | 118 | 1.98 | 1.25 to 3.15 | .004 |
| Leukemia/lymphoma | 478 | 35 | 2.03 | 0.89 to 4.63 | .091 |
| Uterine | 534 | 30 | 0.54 | 0.14 to 2.11 | .374 |
| Colorectal | 938 | 112 | 2.73 | 1.66 to 4.48 | < .001 |
| Other | 2,398 | 338 | 1.63 | 1.22 to 2.17 | .001 |
Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; NA, not applicable.