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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 Sep 6;66(1):e27426. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27426

Table 3:

Association Between Patient/Demographic Characteristics and Enrollment on a Clinical Trial, Multivariable Logistic Regression, 2006 and 2012-2013 National Cancer Institute Patterns of Care Study (N=3,135)+

Characteristic Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval

Patient Characteristics

Year
2006 Ref.
2012-2013 0.75 (0.55,1.02)

Cancer Type
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Ref.
Hodgkin Lymphoma 1.44 (0.89,2.32)
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 11.93 (5.61,25.39)
Sarcoma 3.20 (1.65,6.23)

American Joint Commission on Cancer Stage
I Ref.
II 1.65 (0.88,3.11)
III 1.71 (0.89,3.31)
IV 1.79 (1.00,3.22)
0/Unknown/Unstaged 0.73 (0.35,1.55)

Age at Diagnosis, Years
15-19 Ref.
20-24 0.62 (0.42,0.92)
25-29 0.47 (0.29,0.76)
30-34 0.28 (0.16,0.49)
35-39 0.29 (0.17,0.49)

Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White Ref.
Non-Hispanic Black 0.65 (0.43,0.98)
Hispanic 0.77 (0.52,1.14)
Other* 0.65 (0.42,1.00)

Sex
Male Ref.
Female 0.91 (0.67,1.24)

Marital Status
Married Ref.
Other 0.83 (0.56,1.23)

Comorbidities
No Ref.
Yes 0.97 (0.72,1.31)

Insurance
Private Ref.
Public 0.92 (0.64,1.31)
No-Insurance/Unknown 0.57 (0.26,1.28)

Census Tract Median Family Income ($, Thousands)
<55 1.43 (0.94,2.17)
55-<75 0.97 (0.70,1.35)
>=75 Ref.

Provider Characteristics

Physician Specialty
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology only Ref.
Adult Hematology/Oncology Only 0.31 (0.11,0.85)
Pediatric Oncology + Other 0.99 (0.35, 2.85)
Adult Hematology/Oncology +Other/Unknown 0.19 (0.07, 0.54)

Treating Hospital Bed Size
<200 Ref.
200-299 1.08 (0.63,1.85)
300-399 1.78 (1.06,2.98)
>=400 1.34 (0.86,2.08)
Unknown + Outpatient/Physician Office 1.64 (0.70,3.82)

Residency Training Program
Yes Ref.
No/Unknown 0.67 (0.44,1.03)
*

Includes Asian/Pacific Islander; American Indian/Alaskan Native; Bold indicates P<0.05;

+

Multivariable models include all patient and provider characteristics listed.