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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 23.
Published in final edited form as: Surg Endosc. 2015 Jun 20;30(3):1060–1067. doi: 10.1007/s00464-015-4296-5

Table 4. Multivariate associations with surgical approach between robotic and laparoscopic approach.

Odds of robotic versus laparoscopic (OR, 95 % CI) p value
Insurance
 Private versus not insured 1.324 (0.398, 4.406) <0.001
 Medicaid versus not insured 0.798 (0.169, 3.766)
 Medicare versus not insured 1.420 (0.428, 4.717)
 Other versus not insured 0.610 (0.059, 6.300)
Income
 $30,000–34,999 versus $30,000 1.588 (0.831, 3.033) 0.009
 $35,000–45,999 versus <$30,000 1.564 (0.854, 2.866)
 >46,000 versus <$30.000 1.781 (1.003, 3.162)
Facility type
 Comprehensive versus community 3.393 (1.227, 9.388) <0.001
 Academic versus community 6.664 (2.404, 18.472)
Size
 No tumor versus >5 cm 0.001 (0.000, I) <0.001
 <1 versus >5 cm 0.779 (0.412, 1.476)
 1–2 versus >5 cm 0.896 (0.508, 1.581)
 2–3 versus >5 cm 1.438 (0.842, 2.455)
 3–4 versus >5 cm 1.619 (0.962, 2.724)
 4–5 versus >5 cm 1.219 (0.676, 2.198)
Histology
 Neuroendocrine versus adenocarcinoma 0.369 (0.148, 0.916) <0.001
 Other versus adenocarcinoma 2.564 (0.869, 7.568)