Table 5.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of women with LGCS after propensity score matching for utilization of lymph node dissection.
| Lymph Node Dissection | No Lymph Node Dissection |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 202 | 202 | ||
| Mean Age (Years, SD) | 54.08 (15.14) | 55.54 (14.83) | 0.3 | |
| Race [N (%)] | 0.6 | |||
| White | 185 (91.6) | 187 (92.6) | ||
| African-America | 10 (5.0) | 11 (5.4) | ||
| Other | 7 (3.5) | 4 (2.0) | ||
| Period of Diagnosis [N (%)] | 0.3 | |||
| 2003–2005 | 87 (43.1) | 81 (40.1) | ||
| 2006–2008 | 54 (26.7) | 68 (33.7) | ||
| 2009–2011 | 61 (30.2) | 53 (26.2) | ||
| Facility Type [N (%)] | 0.8 | |||
| Academic | 91 (45.0) | 96 (47.5) | ||
| Community | 10 (5.0) | 9 (4.5) | ||
| Comprehensive | 101 (50.0) | 97 (48.0) | ||
| Urban vs. Rural [N (%)] | 0.8 | |||
| Urban | 188 (93.1) | 188 (93.1) | ||
| Rural | 2 (1.0) | 3 (1.5) | ||
| Unknown | 12 (5.9) | 11 (5.4) | ||
| Registry Location [N (%)] | 0.9 | |||
| Northeast | 40 (19.8) | 37 (18.3) | ||
| Midwest | 46 (22.8) | 50 (24.8) | ||
| South | 93 (46.0) | 89 (44.1) | ||
| West | 23 (11.4) | 26 (12.9) | ||
| Income [N (%)] | 0.9 | |||
| 1st Quartile | 26 (12.9) | 25 (12.4) | ||
| 2nd Quartile | 53 (26.2) | 56 (27.7) | ||
| 3rd Quartile | 58 (28.7) | 59 (29.2) | ||
| 4th Quartile | 59 (29.2) | 55 (27.2) | ||
| Unknown | 6 (3.0) | 7 (3.5) | ||
| Insurance [N (%)] | 0.9 | |||
| None | 17 (8.4) | 15 (7.4%) | ||
| Private | 111 (55.0) | 111 (55.0%) | ||
| Medicare | 50 (24.8) | 54 (26.7%) | ||
| Other Government | 16 (7.9) | 17 (8.4%) | ||
| Unknown | 8 (4.0) | 5 (2.5%) | ||
| Charlson/Deyo Score [N (%)] |
0.7 | |||
| 0 | 167 (82.7) | 168 (83.2) | ||
| 1 | 31 (15.3) | 28 (13.9) | ||
| 2 | 4 (2.0) | 6 (3.0) | ||
| Education Level [N (%)] | 0.7 | |||
| <7% | 48 (23.8) | 46 (22.8) | ||
| 7–13% | 75 (37.1) | 65 (32.2) | ||
| 13–21% | 48 (23.8) | 53 (26.2) | ||
| >21% | 25 (12.4) | 31 (15.3) | ||
| Unknown | 6 (3.0) | 7 (3.5) | ||
| Stage [N (%)] | 171 (84.7) | 165 (81.7) | ||
| IIIC | 31 (15.3) | 37 (18.3) | ||
| IV | ||||
| Tumor size [N (%)] | 0.7 | |||
| <1cm | 4 (2.0) | 2 (1.0) | ||
| <2cm | 9 (4.5) | 9 (4.5) | ||
| <3cm | 10 (5.0) | 6 (3.0) | ||
| <4cm | 5 (2.5) | 4 (2.0) | ||
| <5cm | 12 (5.9) | 8 (4.0) | ||
| > 5cm | 95 (47.0) | 98 (48.5) | ||
*
SD: Standard Deviation.