Table 2.
TN stage at diagnosis for ASCC patients by SES
| SES factor or covariate |
T1/T2, N‐negative Total (%) n = 52 |
T1/T2, N‐positive and T3/T4, N‐negative Total (%) n = 42 |
T3/T4, N‐positive Total (%) n = 17 |
P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | ||||
| Majority | 34 (46.0) | 30 (40.5) | 10 (13.5) | .626 |
| Minority | 18 (48.7) | 12 (32.4) | 7 (18.9) | |
| Income level | ||||
| Low | 11 (52.4) | 9 (42.9) | 1 (4.8) | .614 |
| Middle | 18 (40.9) | 19 (43.2) | 7 (15.9) | |
| Upper | 13 (52.0) | 8 (32.0) | 4 (16.0) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed or retired | 28 (45.9) | 24 (39.3) | 9 (14.7) | .808 |
| Unemployed or disabled | 23 (52.3) | 15 (34.1) | 6 (13.6) | |
| Partnership status | ||||
| Partnered | 17 (48.6) | 10 (28.6) | 8 (22.9) | .091 |
| Unpartnered | 32 (47.1) | 30 (44.1) | 6 (8.8) | |
| Age, median (IQR) | 56.3 (50.8‐62.2) | 57.5 (53.3‐63.4) | 58.0 (51.1‐65.5) | .3521 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 34 (44.7) | 31 (40.8) | 11 (14.5) | .639 |
| Female | 18 (51.4) | 11 (31.4) | 6 (17.1) | |
| HIV status | ||||
| HIV‐negative | 24 (40.7) | 25 (42.4) | 10 (16.9) | .382 |
| HIV‐positive | 28 (53.8) | 17 (32.7) | 7 (13.5) | |
Frequencies were compared between groups using Pearson's Chi‐square for categorical predictor variables and the t test for age.
Abbreviations: ASCC, anal squamous cell carcinoma; IQR, interquartile range; SES, socioeconomic status; TN, tumor‐node.