. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 10.

Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2010 Feb 1;116(3):734–741. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24741

Table 3.

Racial Disparities in the Use of Radiotherapy After Breast-Conserving Surgery for Breast Cancer

Model: RT use	OR	95% CI	P
Unadjusted
White vs black patients	1.52	1.38–167	<.001
*White vs other^ patients**	1.46	1.27–1.68	<.001
Adjusted^†
White vs black patients	1.48	1.34–1.63	<.001
*White vs other^ patients**	1.22	1.04–1.42	.01

RT indicates radiotherapy; OR, odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

† Adjusted for age, comorbidity, chemotherapy (doxorubicin or paclitaxel), axillary lymph node involvement, staging, imaging, surgeon visits, mammography, physician visits, and region.