Table 1.
Characteristics of Patient Cohort
| % (N=297,121) | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Age | |
| <=45 | 19% (56,018) |
| >45 and <=55 | 30% (86,649) |
| >55 and <=65 | 30% (86,457) |
| >65 and <=75 | 21% (62,489) |
|
| |
| Stage | |
| 0 | 33% (97,225) |
| 1 | 67% (194,388) |
|
| |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | |
| 0 | 86% (249,995) |
| 1 | 12% (34,819) |
| 2 | 2% (6,799) |
|
| |
| Post-mastectomy radiation | |
| No | 94% (274,590) |
| Yes | 6% (17,023) |
|
| |
| Chemotherapy | |
| No | 76% (220,491) |
| Yes | 24% (71,122) |
|
| |
| Race | |
| White | 84% (245,200) |
| Black | 10% (28,985) |
| Other | 5% (14,454) |
|
| |
| Bilateral mastectomy | |
| No | 70% (202,964) |
| Yes | 30% (88,649) |
|
| |
| Facility type | |
| Academic | 32% (87,959) |
| Comprehensive community | 50% (136,829) |
| Community | 10% (25,739) |
| Integrated | 8% (21,649) |
|
| |
| Insurance | |
| Private | 66% (191,998) |
| Medicare | 25% (72,899) |
| Medicaid | 5% (15,374) |
| Uninsured | 2% (5,232) |
| Unknown | 2% (6,110) |
|
| |
| Geographic Region | |
| New England | 19% (53,104) |
| South Atlantic | 23% (61,480) |
| Mid-west | 25% (67,201) |
| South | 16% (44,010) |
| West | 17% (46,688) |
|
| |
| Rural-Urban | |
| Metropolitan | 86% (244,239) |
| Urban | 12% (34,077) |
| Rural | 2% (4,520) |
|
| |
| Income* | |
| $63,000+ | 40% (114,927) |
| $48,000-62,999 | 26% (74,794) |
| $38,000-$47,999 | 20% (58,564) |
| <$38,000 | 14% (40,355) |
|
| |
| % with high school education* | |
| <7% | 31% (89,895) |
| 7-13% | 32% (93,413) |
| 13-20% | 23% (65,846) |
| >=21% | 14% (39,585) |
*
Median household income and percentage of patients with high school education in zipcode area