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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 4:

Association Between Patient/Demographic Characteristics and Enrollment on a Clinical Trial, Multivariable Logistic Regression, Stratified by Year of Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute Patterns of Care Study (N=3,135)+

Characteristic Year of Diagnosis, 2006 Year of Diagnosis, 2012-2013

Patient

Odds Ratio 95% CI Odds Ratio 95% CI

Cancer Type
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Ref. Ref.
Hodgkin Lymphoma 1.79 (0.84,3.87) 1.18 (0.61,2.26)
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 10.96 (3.83,31.35) 13.31 (4.81,36.81)
Sarcoma 4.55 (2.03,10.16) 2.93 (1.21,7.08)

American Joint Commission on Cancer Stage
I Ref. Ref.
II 2.23 (0.91,5.49) 1.24 (0.50,3.08)
III 2.40 (0.89,6.49) 1.31 (0.54,3.19)
IV 2.25 (0.83,6.12) 1.43 (0.67,3.05)
0/Unknown/Unstaged 0.79 (0.28,2.22) 0.58 (0.21,1.63)

Age at Diagnosis, Years
15-19 Ref. Ref.
20-24 0.49 (0.25,0.96) 0.69 (0.42,1.13)
25-29 0.21 (0.08,0.55) 0.63 (0.35,1.11)
30-34 0.28 (0.11,0.67) 0.21 (0.11,0.42)
35-39 0.21 (0.08,0.54) 0.32 (0.17,0.61)

Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White Ref. Ref.
Non-Hispanic Black 0.63 (0.31,1.29) 0.66 (0.41,1.09)
Hispanic 0.89 (0.47,1.72) 0.69 (0.43,1.13)
Other* 0.82 (0.36,1.87) 0.55 (0.32,0.95)

Sex
Male Ref. Ref.
Female 0.73 (0.43,1.24) 1.07 (0.72,1.57)

Marital Status
Married Ref. Ref.
Other 0.59 (0.31,1.16) 0.97 (0.61,1.56)

Comorbidities
No Ref. Ref.
Yes 0.99 (0.58,1.69) 0.90 (0.63,1.30)

Insurance
Private Ref. Ref.
Public 0.99 (0.53,1.88) 0.91 (0.59,1.39)
No-Insurance/Unknown 0.29 (0.10,0.82) 1.13 (0.44,2.92)

Census Tract Median Family Income ($, Thousands)
<55 1.56 (0.73,3.37) 1.40 (0.85,2.33)
55-<75 0.79 (0.47,1.32) 1.04 (0.68,1.59)
>=75 Ref. Ref.

Provider

Physician Specialty
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology only Ref. Ref.
Adult Hematology/Oncology Only 0.16 (0.05,0.49) 0.36 (0.10,1.32)
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology + Other 0.54 (0.18,1.64) 1.13 (0.31,4.10)
Adult Hematology/Oncology +Other/Unknown 0.14 (0.05,0.42) 0.18 (0.05,0.65)

Treating Hospital Bed Size
<200 Ref. Ref.
200-299 1.66 (0.60,4.60) 0.79 (0.43,1.46)
300-399 2.60 (1.09,6.19) 1.43 (0.73,2.81)
>=400 2.09 (0.89,4.90) 1.00 (0.61,1.66)
Unknown + Outpatient/Physician Office 3.50 (0.90,13.63) 0.70 (0.21,2.31)

Residency Training Program
Yes Ref. Ref.
No/Unknown 0.90 (0.47,1.73) 0.57 (0.33,0.98)
*

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

+

Multivariable models include all patient and provider characteristics listed.