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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 Feb 26;16(4 Pt A):427–434. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2018.12.016

Table 4.

Correlates of onsite availability of low dose CT (LDCT) for lung cancer screening, radiologist involvement in lung screening service management and service designation as the American College of Radiology Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center: Sub-analyses excluding Puerto Rico.

Low dose CT for lung cancer screening onsite available Radiologist involvement in service management ACR Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center*
Organizational characteristics Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Minority or underserved site under NCORP
Primarily a safety-net hospital  3.26(1.02–10.48)
Affiliated with a designated Critical Access Hospital  3.31(1.07–10.20)  0.39 (0.18–0.84)
Organizational ownership
 Independently owned  REF
 Owned by large regional/multi-state health system with a health plan  2.89 (1.05–8.01)
 Owned by large regional/multi-state health system without a health plan  2.41 (0.76–7.68)
 HMO/Payor owned, Publicly owned and University owned  0.31 (0.08–1.28)
Estimated number of adult beds:
 0  REF
 1–250  6.53 (2.27–18.79)
 251–450  14.81 (3.18–68.94)
 >450  3.49 (1.02–11.89)
Number of oncology physician
 0–6  REF
  7–11  1.64 (0.54–4.97)
 12–22  3.42 (0.95–12.32)
 23 or more  6.69 (1.59–28.18)
*

No variables are significant.