Table 2. Unadjusted Proportions of Patients With Metastatic Cancer Receiving Palliative Care in Overall Cohort by Baseline Characteristics.
| Characteristic | No. (%) of Patients | P Valuea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Palliative Care | Any Palliative Care | ||
| Total patients | 470 867 (78.1) | 130 813 (21.7) | NA |
| Hospital type | |||
| MSH | 58 007 (82.1) | 12 692 (18.0) | .002 |
| Non-MSH | 412 860 (77.8) | 118 121 (22.3) | |
| Cancer type | |||
| Prostate | 37 668 (84.7) | 6793 (15.3) | <.001 |
| Non–small cell lung | 300 261 (74.6) | 102 019 (25.4) | |
| Colon | 79 792 (88.9) | 9966 (11.1) | |
| Breast | 53 146 (81.5) | 12 035 (18.5) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 244 246 (77.8) | 69 571 (22.2) | <.001 |
| Female | 226 621 (78.7) | 61 242 (21.3) | |
| Age group, y | |||
| ≤50 | 39 413 (77.7) | 11 305 (22.3) | <.001 |
| 51-60 | 97 147 (76.8) | 29 331 (23.2) | |
| 61-70 | 136 217 (77.5) | 39 545 (22.5) | |
| 71-80 | 125 971 (78.8) | 33 977 (21.2) | |
| ≥81 | 72 119 (81.2) | 16 655 (18.8) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 367 695 (77.5) | 106 603 (22.5) | <.001 |
| Black | 65 716 (80.0) | 16 435 (20.0) | |
| Hispanic | 18 814 (84.1) | 3551 (15.9) | |
| Asian | 11 782 (82.1) | 2572 (17.9) | |
| Other | 2879 (79.5) | 741 (20.5) | |
| Unknown | 3981 (81.4) | 911 (18.6) | |
| Year of diagnosis | |||
| 2004-2006 | 108 557 (79.7) | 27 602 (20.3) | <.001 |
| 2007-2009 | 135 234 (78.6) | 36 847 (21.4) | |
| 2010-2012 | 168 279 (77.8) | 47 907 (22.2) | |
| 2013-2015 | 58 797 (76.1) | 18 457 (23.9) | |
| Charlson-Deyo Comorbidity Index | |||
| 0 | 318 898 (79.1) | 84 038 (20.9) | <.001 |
| 1 | 105 984 (76.6) | 32 434 (23.4) | |
| ≥2 | 45 985 (76.2) | 14 341 (23.8) | |
| Insurance | |||
| Private | 141 937 (78.5) | 38 986 (21.6) | <.001 |
| Medicare | 257 850 (78.5) | 70 705 (21.5) | |
| Medicaid | 33 980 (76.2) | 10 624 (23.8) | |
| Other governmental | 5143 (73.9) | 1816 (26.1) | |
| None | 22 424 (76.8) | 6784 (23.2) | |
| Unknown | 9533 (83.4) | 1898 (23.4) | |
| Family income, $a | |||
| >63 000 | 130 096 (79.2) | 34 101 (20.8) | .02 |
| 49 000-63 000 | 122 089 (78.3) | 33 879 (21.7) | |
| 38 000-48 999 | 113 059 (77.5) | 32 849 (22.5) | |
| <38 000 | 95 269 (78.0) | 26 824 (22.0) | |
| Unknown | 10 354 (76.6) | 3160 (16.6) | |
| Educational level, % without high school diplomaa | |||
| <7 | 94 022 (77.9) | 26 614 (22.1) | <.001 |
| 7-12.9 | 147 688 (77.5) | 42 865 (22.5) | |
| 13-20.9 | 129 068 (78.2) | 36 018 (21.8) | |
| >30 | 89 998 (80.2) | 22 220 (19.8) | |
| Unknown | 10 091 (76.5) | 3096 (23.5) | |
Abbreviations: MSH, minority-serving hospital; NA, not applicable.
a
Estimated from patients’ county of residence.