Table 1.
Selected demographic characteristics by cohort
| Patients with w/EMR at Tulane and Ochsner and have confirmed diagnosis in LA tumor registry (N = 1496) | Patients without primary lung cancer with SPN and 1-year follow up (N = 15,978) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 68.41 (10.03) | 61.74 (15.19) |
| Age group, N (%) | ||
| 18–34 years old | 4 (0.27) | 958 (6.00) |
| 35–44 years old | 14 (0.94) | 1186 (7.42) |
| 45–54 years old | 100 (6.68) | 2351 (14.71) |
| 55–64 years old | 382 (25.53) | 4138 (25.90) |
| ≥ 65 years old | 996 (66.58) | 7345 (45.97) |
| Gender, N (%) | ||
| Male | 843 (56.35) | 7139 (44.68) |
| Female | 651 (43.52) | 8839 (55.32) |
| Race, N (%) | ||
| White | 976 (65.24) | 10,461 (65.47) |
| Black | 504 (33.69) | 5225 (32.70) |
| aOther | 16 (1.07) | 292 (1.83) |
| Region, N (%) | ||
| Outside New Orleans | 258 (17.25) | n/a |
| New Orleans Area | 1237 (82.69) | |
| Health insurance type at diagnosis, N (%) | ||
| Medicare | 1010 (67.51) | n/a |
| Private Insurance | 235 (15.71) | |
| Medicaid | 92 (6.15) | |
| Insurance not specified | 76 (5.08) | |
| TRICARE/Veterans Affairs | 49 (3.28) | |
| Not insured | 24 (1.60) | |
| Insurance status unknown | 10 (0.67) | |
| Year of diagnosis, N (%) | ||
| 2013 | 165 (11.03) | n/a |
| 2014 | 312 (20.86) | |
| 2015 | 317 (21.19) | |
| 2016 | 347 (23.20) | |
| 2017 | 355 (23.73) | |
| AJCC stage, N (%) | ||
| Stage 0 | 9 (0.60) | n/a |
| Stage I | 308 (20.59) | |
| Stage II | 108 (7.22) | |
| Stage III | 327 (21.86) | |
| Stage IV | 707 (47.26) | |
| Unknown, not staged | 37 (2.47) | |
| Overall: | ||
| Average number of invasive proceduresb from index date to diagnosis date or end of study periodc, mean (SD) | 2.11 (0.75) | 1.58 (1.66) |
| Average number of non-invasive procedures from index date to diagnosis date or end of study periodc, mean (SD) | 5.88 (7.68) | 10.47 (9.68) |
aAsian, American Indian, Aleutian, or Eskimo
bbiopsies, EBUS and Mediastinoscopy
cObservation periods for each population are different. In the Lung cancer population, index date to diagnosis date. In the SPN population, the index date to the end of 1 year follow up period
All imaging (cpt 71,250, 71,260, 71,270, 71,010, 71,020, 74,176, 74,178, GO297, GO296, S8032)
All consultations/office visits (99201–99,205, 99,213–99,215, 99,221–99,223, 99,251–99,254)