Table 4:
Comparison of Patient Characteristics by Distance Traveled to Receive Care (n=29,844)*
| <6 km | 6 – 9 km | 10 – 16 km | 17 – 32 km | > 32 km | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N |
| 18–44 | 737 | 17.5 | 815 | 19.4 | 887 | 21.1 | 930 | 22.1 | 841 | 20.0 | 4210 |
| 45–54 | 1148 | 17.9 | 1130 | 17.6 | 1303 | 20.3 | 1421 | 22.1 | 1421 | 22.1 | 6423 |
| 55–64 | 1252 | 17.3 | 1320 | 18.3 | 1432 | 19.8 | 1535 | 21.3 | 1682 | 23.3 | 7221 |
| 65+ | 2832 | 23.6 | 2704 | 22.6 | 2346 | 19.6 | 2083 | 17.4 | 2025 | 16.9 | 11990 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 3831 | 20.2 | 3716 | 19.6 | 3545 | 18.7 | 3657 | 19.3 | 4171 | 22.0 | 18920 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 291 | 20.6 | 293 | 20.7 | 345 | 24.4 | 300 | 21.2 | 187 | 13.2 | 1416 |
| Hispanic | 1099 | 19.1 | 1205 | 21.0 | 1241 | 21.6 | 1226 | 21.3 | 978 | 17.0 | 5749 |
| Asian/PI | 715 | 20.1 | 718 | 20.1 | 804 | 22.6 | 750 | 21.0 | 577 | 16.2 | 3564 |
| American Indian/Other | 33 | 16.9 | 37 | 19.0 | 33 | 16.9 | 36 | 18.5 | 56 | 28.7 | 195 |
| Socioeconomic Status | |||||||||||
| Lowest SES | 924 | 22.9 | 828 | 20.5 | 858 | 21.3 | 672 | 16.6 | 755 | 18.7 | 4037 |
| Lower-Middle SES | 1127 | 20.7 | 1027 | 18.9 | 1070 | 19.7 | 1039 | 19.1 | 1172 | 21.6 | 5435 |
| Middle SES | 1239 | 19.6 | 1212 | 19.2 | 1178 | 18.6 | 1257 | 19.9 | 1438 | 22.7 | 6324 |
| Higher-Middle SES | 1357 | 19.8 | 1303 | 19.0 | 1382 | 20.1 | 1420 | 20.7 | 1398 | 20.4 | 6860 |
| Highest SES | 1322 | 18.4 | 1599 | 22.2 | 1480 | 20.6 | 1581 | 22.0 | 1206 | 16.8 | 7188 |
| Insurance Type | |||||||||||
| Managed Care | 2528 | 17.9 | 2763 | 19.5 | 2926 | 20.7 | 3111 | 22.0 | 2822 | 19.9 | 14150 |
| Medicare | 1913 | 25.0 | 1687 | 22.0 | 1423 | 18.6 | 1194 | 15.6 | 1436 | 18.8 | 7653 |
| Medicaid | 604 | 22.2 | 532 | 19.5 | 534 | 19.6 | 563 | 20.7 | 492 | 18.1 | 2725 |
| Other Insurance | 675 | 17.6 | 717 | 18.7 | 730 | 19.1 | 764 | 20.0 | 939 | 24.5 | 3825 |
| Not insured | 145 | 16.3 | 155 | 17.4 | 202 | 22.7 | 223 | 25.1 | 164 | 18.4 | 889 |
| Unknown | 104 | 17.3 | 115 | 19.1 | 153 | 25.4 | 114 | 18.9 | 116 | 19.3 | 602 |
| Marital Status | |||||||||||
| Not Married | 3300 | 22.5 | 3051 | 20.8 | 2905 | 19.8 | 2821 | 19.2 | 2611 | 17.8 | 14688 |
| Married | 2669 | 17.6 | 2918 | 19.3 | 3063 | 20.2 | 3148 | 20.8 | 3358 | 22.2 | 15156 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Score | |||||||||||
| CCS 0 | 2664 | 18.7 | 2699 | 19.0 | 2844 | 20.0 | 2967 | 20.9 | 3045 | 21.4 | 14219 |
| CCS 1 | 1360 | 20.0 | 1394 | 20.5 | 1328 | 19.5 | 1321 | 19.4 | 1404 | 20.6 | 6807 |
| CCS 2+ | 1597 | 23.7 | 1468 | 21.8 | 1338 | 19.9 | 1204 | 17.9 | 1119 | 16.6 | 6726 |
| CCS Unknown | 348 | 16.6 | 408 | 19.5 | 458 | 21.9 | 477 | 22.8 | 401 | 19.2 | 2092 |
| Stage | |||||||||||
| Stage 1 | 1345 | 18.6 | 1391 | 19.2 | 1485 | 20.5 | 1542 | 21.3 | 1475 | 20.4 | 7238 |
| Stage 2 | 473 | 19.0 | 480 | 19.2 | 461 | 18.5 | 548 | 22.0 | 534 | 21.4 | 2496 |
| Stage 3 | 2148 | 19.1 | 2161 | 19.2 | 2203 | 19.6 | 2238 | 19.9 | 2513 | 22.3 | 11263 |
| Stage 4 | 2003 | 22.6 | 1937 | 21.9 | 1819 | 20.6 | 1641 | 18.5 | 1447 | 16.4 | 8847 |
| NCCN Treatment Adherence | |||||||||||
| Adherent | 1911 | 16.7 | 2133 | 18.7 | 2262 | 19.8 | 2358 | 20.6 | 2755 | 24.1 | 11419 |
| Non-Adherent | 4058 | 22.0 | 3836 | 20.8 | 3706 | 20.1 | 3611 | 19.6 | 3214 | 17.4 | 18425 |
| Hospital Quality Measure | |||||||||||
| Low | 2157 | 30.9 | 1594 | 22.8 | 1315 | 18.8 | 1121 | 16.0 | 803 | 11.5 | 6990 |
| Intermediate | 3036 | 17.6 | 3488 | 20.2 | 3590 | 20.8 | 3597 | 20.8 | 3564 | 20.6 | 17275 |
| High | 776 | 13.9 | 887 | 15.9 | 1063 | 19.1 | 1251 | 22.4 | 1602 | 28.7 | 5579 |
| Closest High Quality Hospital | |||||||||||
| <9 km | 1843 | 30.9 | 1850 | 31.0 | 975 | 16.3 | 809 | 13.6 | 492 | 8.2 | 5969 |
| 9–14 km | 1100 | 18.4 | 1240 | 20.8 | 2003 | 33.6 | 1109 | 18.6 | 517 | 8.7 | 5969 |
| 15–24 km | 860 | 14.4 | 1082 | 18.1 | 1404 | 23.5 | 1879 | 31.5 | 743 | 12.4 | 5968 |
| 25–48 km | 1023 | 17.1 | 1052 | 17.6 | 862 | 14.4 | 1375 | 23.0 | 1657 | 27.8 | 5969 |
| >48 km | 1143 | 19.1 | 745 | 12.5 | 724 | 12.1 | 797 | 13.4 | 2560 | 42.9 | 5969 |
*
Statistical significance of differences between groups were calculated using chi-square tests. P-values were <0.001 for all categories
CCS, Charlson Comorbidity Score; km, kilometers; NCCN, National Comprehensive Cancer Network; PI, Pacific Islander; SES, socioeconomic status