Table 1. Sample demographics and logistic regression testing the relationship between demographics, comorbidities, cancer stage, and receiving a CEA, endoscopy, and CT scan within NCCN surveillance guidelines (n=205).
Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
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N (%) | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
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Age (mean, SD) | 56.1 (11) | 0.98 | 0.96, 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.94, 1.00 |
Gender | |||||
Female | 94 (46) | - | - | - | - |
Male | 111 (54) | 0.82 | 0.46, 1.44 | 0.62 | 0.33, 1.19 |
Race/Ethnicity | |||||
White Non-Hispanic | 41 (20) | - | - | - | - |
Black Non-Hispanic | 78 (38) | 2.34* | 1.03, 5.32 | 2.38 | 0.96, 5.87 |
Hispanic | 77 (38) | 1.74 | 0.76, 3.99 | 2.40 | 0.92, 6.28 |
Other | 9 (4) | 0.34 | 0.04, 3.05 | 0.51 | 0.05, 5.24 |
Health Insurance | |||||
Private/Commercial | 12 (6) | - | - | - | - |
Medicare | 68 (33) | 0.59 | 0.06, 5.47 | 0.79 | 0.07, 9.20 |
Medicaid | 5 (2) | 1.85 | 0.97, 3.53 | 2.76* | 1.20, 6.31 |
Uninsured | 97 (47) | 2.74 | 0.85, 8.84 | 2.17 | 0.60, 7.76 |
Other | 22 (11) | 2.34 | 0.91, 6.01 | 2.25 | 0.73, 6.92 |
Number of Comorbidities | |||||
0 | 21 (10) | - | - | - | - |
1 | 36 (18) | 1.27 | 0.41, 3.93 | 0.99 | 0.29, 3.40 |
2 | 38 (19) | 0.71 | 0.22, 2.28 | 0.85 | 0.24, 3.09 |
3+ | 110 (54) | 1.49 | 0.56, 3.99 | 1.37 | 0.41, 4.53 |
Physical exam (6 months) | 21 (10) | 0.35 | 0.11, 1.08 | 1.37 | 0.71, 2.67 |
Cancer stage | |||||
I | 38 (19) | 0.43* | 0.19, 0.96 | 0.35* | 0.14, 0.87 |
II | 72 (36) | 0.43* | 0.22, 0.82 | 0.36** | 0.18, 0.74 |
III | 92 (46) | - | - | - | - |
Recommended surveillance modalities | |||||
Carcinoembryonic antigen levels (CEA)a | 156 (76) | ||||
Endoscopyc | 104 (51) | ||||
CEAa + Endoscopyc | 89 (43) | ||||
CEAa + Endoscopyc + CT scanb | 78 (38) | ||||
Computed tomography (CT) | 146 (71) | ||||
scana | |||||
CT scanb | 164 (80) | ||||
Physical examb | 36 (18) |
-6 months,
-12 months,
-15 months
p-value < 0.05;
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