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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 8.
Published in final edited form as: J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2019 Nov 1;17(11):1318–1329. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2019.7325

Table 1:

Patient Characteristics by NCCN Treatment Adherence (n=29,844)

Characteristic Treatment Adherent Treatment Non-Adherent
N % N %
 Total 11419 38.3 18425 61.7
Age Group
 18–44 1511 35.9 2699 64.1
 45–54 2806 43.7 3617 56.3
 55–64 3359 46.5 3862 53.5
 65+ 3743 31.2 8247 68.8
Race/Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 7533 39.8 11387 60.2
 Non-Hispanic Black 424 29.9 992 70.1
 Hispanic 2020 35.1 3729 64.9
 Asian/PI 1378 38.7 2186 61.3
 American Indian/Other 64 32.8 131 67.2
Socioeconomic Status
 Lowest SES 1222 30.3 2815 69.7
 Lower-Middle SES 1878 34.6 3557 65.4
 Middle SES 2374 37.5 3950 62.5
 Higher-Middle SES 2769 40.4 4091 59.6
 Highest SES 3176 44.2 4012 55.8
Insurance Type
 Managed Care 5830 41.2 8320 58.8
 Medicare 2438 31.9 5215 68.1
 Medicaid 1001 36.7 1724 63.3
 Other Insurance 1636 42.8 2189 57.2
 Not insured 275 30.9 614 69.1
 Unknown 239 39.7 363 60.3
Marital Status
 Not Married 5029 34.2 9659 65.8
 Married 6390 42.2 8766 57.8
Charlson Comorbidity Score
 CCS 0 5931 41.7 8288 58.3
 CCS 1 2743 40.3 4064 59.7
 CCS 2+ 2078 30.9 4648 69.1
 CCS Unknown 667 31.9 1425 68.1
Stage
 Stage 1 1720 23.8 5518 76.2
 Stage 2 731 29.3 1765 70.7
 Stage 3 5943 52.8 5320 47.2
 Stage 4 3025 34.2 5822 65.8
Hospital Quality Measure
 Low 1912 27.4 5078 72.6
 Intermediate 6533 37.8 10742 62.2
 High 2974 53.3 2605 46.7
Distance Traveled to Care
 <6 km 1911 32.0 4058 68.0
 6–9 km 2133 35.7 3836 64.3
 10–16 km 2262 37.9 3706 62.1
 17–32 km 2358 39.5 3611 60.5
 >32 km 2755 46.2 3214 53.8
Closest High Quality Hospital
 <9 km 2501 41.9 3468 58.1
 9–14 km 2247 37.6 3722 62.4
 15–24 km 2228 37.3 3740 62.7
 25–48 km 2289 38.3 3680 61.7
 >48 km 2154 36.1 3815 63.9

CCS, Charlson Comorbidity Score; km, kilometers; NCCN, National Comprehensive Cancer Network; PI, Pacific Islander; SES, socioeconomic status