Table 1.
Characteristics of participants diagnosed with leukemia and lymphoma during the first 12 months of diagnosis (N=751).
| Eligible Patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No ED claim (n=626) |
ED claim (n=125) |
P-valuea | |
| Characteristic | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| Diagnosis | 0.01 | ||
| Leukemia | 260 (41.5) | 37 (29.6) | |
| Lymphoma | 366 (58.5) | 88 (70.4) | |
| Age at diagnosis | 0.41 | ||
| 65-69 | 112 (17.9) | 23 (18.4) | |
| 70-74 | 157 (25.0) | 24 (19.2) | |
| 75-79 | 136 (21.8) | 35 (28.0) | |
| 80-85 | 128 (20.4) | 22 (17.6) | |
| 85+ | 93 (14.9) | 21 (16.8) | |
| Gender | 0.39 | ||
| Male | 327 (52.2) | 59 (47.2) | |
| Female | 299 (47.8) | 66 (52.8) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.39 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 568 (90.7) | 110 (88.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Pacific Islander | 58 (9.3) (3.7) | 15 (12.0) | |
| Education | 0.77 | ||
| 8th grade to high school | 146 (23.4) | 28 (22.4) | |
| High school graduate or GED | 176 (28.1) | 37 (29.6) | |
| Some college or higher or unknown | 304 (48.5) | 60 (48.0) | |
| SEER region at diagnosis | 0.03 | ||
| Northeast | 125 (20.0) | 16 (12.8) | |
| Midwest | 48 (7.7) | 17 (13.6) | |
| South | 123 (19.6) | 32 (25.6) | |
| West | 330 (52.7) | 60 (48.0) | |
| Modified Charlson | 0.96 | ||
| Comorbidity Score | |||
| 0 | 144 (23.0) | 58 (46.4) | |
| 1 | 47 (7.5) | 17 (13.6) | |
| ≥ 2 | 41 (6.6) | 19 (15.2) | |
| Unknown | 394 (62.9) | 31 (24.8) | |
| General health status | 0.04 | ||
| Excellent, very good, good | 435 (69.5) | 74 (59.2) | |
| Fair/poor or unknown | 191 (27.5) | 51 (40.8) | |
| Urban/rural residency at diagnosis | <0.001 | ||
| Big Metro, Metro, Urban | 593 (94.7) | 101 (80.8) | |
| Rural, less-urban | 33 (5.3) | 24 (19.2) | |
| Did a proxy help complete survey | 0.26 | ||
| No | 462 (73.8) | 78 (62.4) | |
| Yes | 82 (13.1) | 19 (15.2) | |
| Unknown | 82 (13.1) | 28 (22.4) | |
| Tumor severity indicator | 0.01 | ||
| Less severe | 502 (80.2) | 112 (89.6) | |
| More severe | 124 (19.8) | 13 (10.4) | |
| Live alone | 0.65 | ||
| No | 92 (14.7) | 29 (23.2) | |
| Yes | 29 (4.6) | 11 (8.8) | |
| Unknown | 505 (80.7) | 85 (68.0) | |
| Percentage of census tract in poverty | 0.004 | ||
| 0-<5% poverty | 186 (29.7) | 21 (16.8) | |
| 5-<10% poverty | 173 (27.6) | 35 (28.0) | |
| 10-<20% poverty | 195 (31.2) | 44 (35.2) | |
| 20-100% poverty | 69 (11.0) | 25 (20.0) | |
Abbreviations: FFS, fee-for-service; GED, general education development; SEER, surveillance epidemiology end-results registry.
a
Pearson chi-square test.