Table 3.
Predicted Probability of Reconstruction % (95% Confidence Interval) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Highest Category of Education* | Lowest Category of Education* | ||
Type of Insurance and Race | Private insurance, white |
64.2% (63.2-65.1) |
61.0% (59.8-62.3) |
Private insurance, black |
61.1% (59.7-62.4) |
57.8% (56.3-59.4) |
|
Medicaid insurance, white |
49.0% (47.4-50.7) |
45.7% (43.9-47.4) |
|
Medicaid insurance, black |
45.7% (43.9-47.6) |
42.4% (40.5-44.3) |
Predicted probability of undergoing reconstruction, assuming a patient was <55 years of age, had a Charlson comorbidity score of 0, did not receive radiation or chemotherapy, and underwent a unilateral mastectomy at a metropolitan academic center in 2013.
Highest and lowest quartiles of percentage of patients in zipcode area with high school education