Table 1.
Patient Demographics and Clinical Characteristics at Baseline (n = 1,729)
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 931 (54) |
| Female | 798 (46) |
| Race | |
| White | 1,435 (83) |
| African American | 215 (12) |
| Other | 79 (5) |
| Comorbidity Score | |
| 0 | 1,373 (79) |
| 1 | 265 (15) |
| ≥2 | 91 (6) |
| Insurance | |
| Not Insured | 74 (4) |
| Private Payer | 625 (36) |
| Government | 1,012 (58) |
| Unrecorded | 18 (2) |
| Education % | |
| ≥29 | 284 (16) |
| 20 to 28.9 | 482 (28) |
| 14 to 19.9 | 573 (33) |
| <14 | 377 (22) |
| Unrecorded | 13 (1) |
| Treatment Facility type | |
| Community cancer program | 197 (11) |
| Comprehensive community cancer program | 741 (43) |
| Academic/research program | 757 (44) |
| Unrecorded | 34 (2) |
| Treatment facility location | |
| Metro | 1,395 (80) |
| Urban | 258 (15) |
| Rural | 29 (2) |
| Unrecorded | 47 (3) |
| Income, US dollars | |
| <30,000 | 301 (17) |
| 30,000 to 35,000 | 434 (25) |
| 35,000 to 45,999 | 448 (26) |
| >46,000 | 532 (31) |
| Unrecorded | 14 (1) |
| Distance to treatment facility, miles | |
| ≤10 miles | 880 (51) |
| >10 miles | 849 (49) |
| Age distribution, years | |
| ≤65 | 918 (53) |
| >65 | 811 (47) |
| Year of Diagnosis | |
| 2004‐06 | 300 (17) |
| 2007‐09 | 425 (25) |
| 2010‐12 | 474 (27) |
| 2013‐15 | 530 (31) |
| Stage Grouping | |
| 1 | 397 (23) |
| 2 | 784 (45) |
| 3 | 548 (32) |
| Grade | |
| Well differentiated | 211 (12) |
| Moderately differentiated | 895 (52) |
| Poorly differentiated | 304 (18) |
| Not Recorded | 319 (18) |