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. 2017 Apr 28;6(3):216–226. doi: 10.1159/000473862

Table 2.

Association between patient demographic and clinical characteristics and sorafenib use, multivariable logistic regression (2007 and 2012 National Cancer Institute Patterns of Care data)*

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Year of diagnosis
 2007 ref.
 2012 1.53 (0.87, 2.69)
Age at diagnosis
 <50 years ref.
 50–59 years 1.49 (0.58, 3.82)
 60–69 years 1.65 (0.70, 3.91)
 ≥70 years 1.15 (0.46, 2.88)

Sex
 Male ref.
 Female 0.76 (0.45, 1.28)
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White ref.
 Non-Hispanic Black 1.89 (1.03, 3.46)
 Hispanic 1.97 (0.88, 4.43)
 Asian/other 1.84 (0.92, 3.72)
Marital status
 Married/living as married ref.
 Other 0.71 (0.39, 1.27)

Insurance status
 Private insurance ref.
 Medicare only 0.81 (0.33, 2.01)
 Any Medicaid 0.67 (0.37, 1.23)
 No insurance/unknown 0.35 (0.11, 1.12)
Median census tract income
 USD ≤50,000/year ref.
 USD >50,000/year 1.50 (0.89, 2.55)

Hepatitis
 Yes ref.
 No indication 1.01 (0.55, 1.84)
Cirrhosis
 Yes ref.
 No indication 1.43 (0.85, 2.41)
Child-Pugh score
 Class A ref.
 Class B 0.46 (0.27, 0.79)
*

Italics indicate p ≤ 0.05; all other values are nonsignificant with a p > 0.05.