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. 2017 Mar 15;8(1):250–264. doi: 10.4338/ACI-2016-11-RA-0189

Table 2.

Among survivors eligible for pediatric follow-up, characteristics of survivors who returned to survivor clinic compared to those with no follow-up visit

Characteristic Follow-up Visit n (%) No Follow-up Visit n (%) p-value aOR (95% CI) p-value
Overall 496 (88.6%) 64 (11.4%)
Survivor Gender
Male 270 (90.0%) 30 (10.0%) 0.25
Female 226 (86.9%) 34 (13.1%)
Survivor Race/Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic 337 (88.0%) 46 (12.0%) 0.52 0.8 (0.4, 1.4) 0.39
non-White 159 (89.8%) 18 (10.2%) Ref
Age at Diagnosis
<5 yrs 311 (87.9%) 43 (12.1%) 0.33
5–9.9 yrs 109 (91.6%) 10 (8.4%)
10–14.9 yrs 63 (90.0%) 7 (10.0%)
15–20.9 yrs 13 (76.5%) 4 (23.5%)
Treatment
Chemotherapy &/or Surgery Only 298 (86.6%) 46 (13.4%) 0.11
Radiation (no BMT) 120 (90.2%) 13 (9.8%)
BMT 78 (94.0%) 5 (6.0%)
History of Relapse/SMN
None 421 (87.0%) 63 (13.0%) <0.001 Ref 0.01
History of Relapse/SMN 75 (98.7%) 1 (1.3%) 11.9 (1.6, 87.9)
Time Since Completion of Therapy
<5 yrs 217 (91.2%) 21 (8.8%) 0.06
5–10 yrs 199 (88.8%) 25 (11.2%)
10+yrs 80 (81.6%) 18 (18.4%)
Clinic Visit Type
First Survivor Visit 152 (87.9%) 21 (12.1%) 0.73
Follow-up Survivor Visit 344 (88.9%) 43 (11.1%)
Age at Survivor Visit
2–9.9 yrs 132 (93.0%) 10 (7.0%) 0.10 Ref
10–14.9 yrs 192 (87.3%) 28 (12.7%) 0.5 (0.2, 1.1) 0.07
15–17.9 yrs 107 (89.9%) 12 (10.1%) 0.7 (0.3, 1.6) 0.39
18–21.9 yrs 65 (82.3%) 14 (17.7%) 0.3 (0.1, 0.8) 0.01
Insurance
Private 308 (88.0%) 42 (12.0%) 0.26
Public 184 (90.2%) 20 (9.8%)
None 4 (66.7%) 2 (33.3%)
SurvivorLink Use
Not Registered 368 (86.8%) 56 (13.2%) 0.02 Ref
Registrant 128 (94.1%) 8 (5.9%) 2.6 (1.2, 5.8) 0.02

BMT = Bone Marrow Transplant; SMN Second Malignancy